Dear Rakesh ji, In *Ficus hispida*, both - alternate (when young) and opposite (in mature plants?) - types of leaf arrangements are commonly seen. Ref.: http://web.thai2learn.com/nsm/admin/journal/files/9020Vol104OnTwoVareitesofFicushispida.pdf
With regards R. Vijayasankar On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 10:00 PM, Rakesh Biswas <[email protected]>wrote: > > Thanks Vijaydas ji, > > On googling this Malayalam name I couldn't find any match. > > Would be grateful for the scientific name or any other term that can google > more info. > > regards, > > rakesh > On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 11:21 PM, Vijayadas D <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Erumaakki in Malayalam >> >> On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Rakesh Biswas <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> We were interested in planting ficus hispida (kathgular in hindi and >>> doomur in Bengali) and were given this plant from a nursery (pics attached). >>> On closer scrutiny this doesn't appear to be a ficus hispida as the leaf >>> arrangement is alternate ( rather than opposite which is invariably the case >>> with ficus hispida). >>> >>> Would be grateful if you can help id the attached sapling. >>> >>> regards, >>> >>> rakesh >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "efloraofindia" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Vijayadas D >> Horticulturist EstateSupervisorDeputy >> Salwa Garden Village, PB -7210 >> Riyadh -11462 , KSA >> vijayadas.wetpaint.com >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.

