Many thanks Garg ji and Varun ji for the clarification. Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Feb 24, 2026 at 1:34 PM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks a lot, Varun ji > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Varun Sharma > Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 at 13:08 > Subject: Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:486363] FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Ficus virens > Aiton ? :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 12:56 PM IST > To: JM Garg <[email protected]> > > > Dear Sir > > > *Ficus lacor* has not reported from Tamil Nadu in India; distributed in > Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, MP, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Uttar > Pradesh. > As per Flora of India the species (*Ficus virens*) is variable in many > morphological characters and *Ficus virens *var. *matthewii* Chantaras, > (2013), receptacles are glabrous, puberulous or white-tomentose, and is > treated as a synonym of *Ficus virens*. > > So, this should be *Ficus virens*. > > Kind regards, Varun > > > From: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:22:30 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:486363] FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Ficus virens > Aiton ? :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 12:56 PM IST > > Many thanks Saroj ji. > We can safely overrule F. rumphii - the leaf shape is that of *F. > religiosa* OR *F. arnottiana*. > > I wanted to know whether the posted plant could be *Ficus lacor* > Buch.-Ham..which > is quite close to *F, virens* but has hairy figs. My posted plant does > have slightly tomentose figs, and may develop more of hairiness as it > matures and ripens. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 at 21:27 > Subject: [efloraofindia:486363] FOR VALIDATION :: ¿ Ficus virens Aiton ? > :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 12:56 PM IST > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > > *FOR VALIDATION ::* > ¿ *Ficus virens* Aiton ? > The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 12:56 PM IST > along Ooty – Ebbanad road, about 1755 m asl > ------------------------------ > [image: ¿ Ficus virens Aiton ?] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338209341> > [image: ¿ Ficus virens Aiton ?] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338209341> > [image: ¿ Ficus virens Aiton ?] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338209341> > [image: ¿ Ficus virens Aiton ?] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338209341> > [image: ¿ Ficus virens Aiton ?] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338209341> > [image: ¿ Ficus virens Aiton ?] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338209341> > [image: ¿ Ficus virens Aiton ?] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338209341> > [image: ¿ Ficus virens Aiton ?] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338209341> > [image: ¿ Ficus virens Aiton ?] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338209341> > 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, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3h7PL9p-spopLV5dVfbVbVg%3D%2B_GWAi9tiiUh2rURpTjA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3h7PL9p-spopLV5dVfbVbVg%3D%2B_GWAi9tiiUh2rURpTjA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg, > https://efloraofindia.com/ > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg, > https://efloraofindia.com/ > -- 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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC0tgXx2gJkZ6VHaxof2and9nEXPMS3%2BXe5LekJ8h3G03g%40mail.gmail.com.
