Dear Sir I have special interest in Ficus hence thought of answering this. Ficus hispida is known to have opposite leaves USUALLY, not COMPULSORILY.
Most of the Ficus dont have such leaves and secondly, in young condition, it's always tough to identify a Ficus because all the keys for this genus are based on the location of figs on the plant part!! Regards Pankaj On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 12:50 AM, H S <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all i dont go by what is written in some foreign floras,, like F. > hispida shows opposite leaves written in some book and i come across > alternate leaf in Young stage of plant,, i will surely point out that > difference... what i have seen in the field will surely point out whenever > possible,,, i may have mistaken with some terms,, but still my question > remains, branches from the roots are not roots??? > > hope i have taken any foto of that part,, will search and surely upload if i > get that... > regards.. > > - H.S. > A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of > stone > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
