Impressive plant is this Ficus pumila . I adore it for its ability to scale walls !!! And ride trees too !!! For a small leaf plant , fig (hypanthodium) is pretty big in this species ...bigger than F. glomerata or F. cairica .
On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 8:45 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you very much Saroj ji for the validation. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 8:14 PM Saroj Kasaju <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, correct ID. >> Saroj Kasaju >> >> On Sun, 1 Dec 2019 at 8:04 pm, ushadi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> yes, you found a beauty and thought provoking s[ecimen >>> thats why life history of a plant from seedling to older mature stages >>> are so very important to observe, >>> often they surprise you >>> >>> like this one >>> May be the point of difference was that it was trained to stand upright >>> may be that changes the gene expression: >>> ie enlarges the leaves, and produces fruits >>> ie it got different use of its energy >>> >>> may be when its only allowed to grow on a wall, it perhaps >>> ends up using its energy in producing the little clinging roots and the >>> leaves also "stick" to the walls >>> >>> and has no energy left to form fruits >>> >>> may be plants have epigenetics phenomenon >>> just like human epigenetics. >>> >>> and it may not be as rare as i think >>> for Nayan to recognize it right away, it must be obviously present in >>> nature often enough. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards >>> Ushadi >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 10:45 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thank you very much Nidhan ji and Aarti ji for this ID. >>>> The plant is so common, and the fig so elusive ... certainly a prize >>>> for me !! >>>> The fig was no less large than a normal pear found in markets - about 3 >>>> - 4 inch long !!! And the plant was trained to grow in erect fashion with >>>> help of support. >>>> The leaves otherwise small, here were quite large. >>>> >>>> Thanks Usha di for getting the description. It supports what is >>>> observed. >>>> >>>> Regards. >>>> Dinesh >>>> >>>> On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 9:27 AM ushadi <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> All i have ever seen of Ficus pumila is the vine that creeps up >>>>> >>>>> and has small clinging to the wall//flat on the wall leaves >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> so searched if it has a life history of developing fruits >>>>> and it was easy: >>>>> >>>>> MoBotG has a short sweet description, and is very apt >>>>> i am copypasting it here with its URL, so that we >>>>> will have it for ou website. >>>>> >>>>> quote from MoBotG: "Noteworthy Characteristics >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Ficus pumila, commonly called creeping fig, is a vigorous, >>>>> fast-growing, evergreen, * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *climbing vine that from a distance simply does not look much like a >>>>> fig. * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Where it may be grown outdoors, it will climb and cover walls, posts, >>>>> trellises and * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *other structures by adhesive aerial rootlets. Outdoor plants can grow >>>>> to 15’ or more. * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *On climbing stems, juvenile foliage consists of ovate, heart-shaped >>>>> leaves to 1” long. * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *On fruit-bearing stems, mature foliage is oblong to elliptic, >>>>> thicker, shinier and larger (to 4” long). * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Hairy pear-shaped fruits (to 2.5” long) may appear on outdoor plants >>>>> throughout the year. * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Fruits emerge green ripening to purple. Flowers and fruits rarely >>>>> appear on indoor plants. * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Stems have a milky sap. Indoors, this plant may be grown on >>>>> room-dividing trellises or * >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *in hanging baskets or sprawling over a shelf. Varieties available in >>>>> commerce include * >>>>> >>>>> *ones with variegated foliage and with oak-like lobed leaves. >>>>> Synonymous with F. repens." end quote * >>>>> >>>>> URL: >>>>> http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b599 >>>>> >>>>> thanks Dinesh for showing this fruit >>>>> >>>>> Regards >>>>> Ushadi >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Dec 1, 2019 at 7:22 AM 'Nayan Singh' via efloraofindia < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I think Ficus pumila >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> Nayan. >>>>>> ........................... >>>>>> N.S.Dungriyal IFS >>>>>> Retd. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests >>>>>> Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal India. >>>>>> Mo - 7999761851 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Saturday, 30 November, 2019, 11:54:57 pm IST, Dinesh Valke < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: Vythiri, Wayanad] >>>>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F49146977626%2Fin%2Fdateposted%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHyIsHbuyt40YQA8qswqfjWkZbXgw> >>>>>> Vythiri Wayanad >>>>>> *Date*: November 15, 2019 ... *Altitude*: about 700 m (2,300 ft) asl >>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>> which fruit ? >>>>>> Dear friends, >>>>>> This is a planted shrub (or small tree). I hope this fruit can be >>>>>> recognized. Please help ID. >>>>>> [image: P1010847] >>>>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F49109062587%2Fin%2Falbum-72157711899765527%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEG-BsdWu5GsSnmUtf-NvYbvK9TMw> >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: P1010846] >>>>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F49108872901%2Fin%2Falbum-72157711899765527%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFeBw_vdlBAaSmSZjyFSbf1iEx35g> >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: P1010845] >>>>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F49109063727%2Fin%2Falbum-72157711899765527%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHVmuqE-gMtCdqz3shpWkshK3KEIg> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards. >>>>>> Dinesh >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC06NkHYZHq0H%2B2dfLPzEmDzK2mMjDT91TUsLHZU%2Bq5gNg%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC06NkHYZHq0H%2B2dfLPzEmDzK2mMjDT91TUsLHZU%2Bq5gNg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/113334675.7411620.1575165163154%40mail.yahoo.com >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/113334675.7411620.1575165163154%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CANAwU1VWcj0KJCP0mPDGFw2HMADfGVHBgWuxrj_n6w6jsDdoUQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CANAwU1VWcj0KJCP0mPDGFw2HMADfGVHBgWuxrj_n6w6jsDdoUQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3Z9e-jSw6yw7w8%2Bk8ezyQJg9nuLFoCVmGXyyhb6ahgYw%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3Z9e-jSw6yw7w8%2Bk8ezyQJg9nuLFoCVmGXyyhb6ahgYw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "efloraofindia" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CANAwU1Unpyrk7vC23dyugMDjPsXF076uy09v7bbVCou5khor7g%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CANAwU1Unpyrk7vC23dyugMDjPsXF076uy09v7bbVCou5khor7g%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> Thank you. >> >> Saroj Kasaju >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAEf%3DytQxDHPvrwknKajzvA63RAhrmemB-%2BJR_LKtgs%2BUiQAgww%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAEf%3DytQxDHPvrwknKajzvA63RAhrmemB-%2BJR_LKtgs%2BUiQAgww%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC0MCEJE3UaANniysGwo-XD1qyLqO-qKrF8_u%3DF10sp5Tw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC0MCEJE3UaANniysGwo-XD1qyLqO-qKrF8_u%3DF10sp5Tw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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