This should be *Ficus hookeriana* Corner Similar to *F. benghalensis* but without aerial roots and fig with cup shaped connate basal bracts enclosing lower third of fig, in Nepali its called as Nebharo.
Kind regards, Varun On Fri, 5 Mar 2021 at 21:28, J.M. Garg <jmga...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Usha ji. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Usha Lachungpa <ulachun...@gmail.com> > Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 at 13:11 > Subject: Re: Ficus tree from Chongey, East Sikkim : id needed pl > To: efloraofindia <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>, J.M. Garg < > jmga...@gmail.com> > > > The Ficus tree, like the Banyan, locals call this too as 'Bar'. > > The green fruits drop and rot. The tree too sheds a lot of leaves every > season, becoming quite bare (my leaf litter stash really piles up) , then > the new flush greens it up again. I thought Ficus were evergreen. > > On Fri, 5 Mar 2021, 1:05 pm Usha Lachungpa, <ulachun...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear eflora group, >> I need help with identification of this rather large (c. 20m tall) Ficus >> sp. tree in our compound at Chongey, East Sikkim. It was planted around >> 30-40 years ago from saplings distributed by Forest Department then. I have >> no further information as the person who planted it is no more. It suffered >> regular lopping till about 6-7 years ago and some still due to the building >> constructed few years ago. >> >> It is coming into fruit now and visited by the neighbourhood Palm Civet, >> fruit bats and many birds in season. No aerial roots. Local literature says >> there are around 30 Ficus species in Sikkim. >> >> The fruits on this one are seen only on the tips of the thin branch tips >> which bear leaves, and none at all on the trunk or thicker branches; like >> in F. altissima, in the leaf axils. The fruits also do not change colour, >> remaining green, not seeming to ripen. I feel perhaps its specific >> pollinator wasps are missing. Any help with id is greatly appreciated. >> Pictures attached. >> >> Kind regards, >> Usha Lachungpa >> > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- 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 indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFB1YiBVLd5xPn7%3DwFcSiycW_kLQM9pgZB2PArBfDrs_6Q%40mail.gmail.com.
