Alok ji, At Dictionarist <http://www.dictionarist.com/amplissima> we see following possible meanings of the Latin *amplissima*: ... wide, broad, ample, vast, large, spacious; loose, full
You may have already put *amplissima* efforts to know how this epithet justifies the species ! We have following qualities: wide, broad, ample, vast, large, spacious; loose, full ... there may be few other adjectives associated. to check each relevantly for following aspects: 1. height, width, form of the tree 2. girth of trunk 3. canopy 4. aerial roots 5. latex exudation 6. male, female flowers within the fig (the density)* * 7. roots 8. branches (the spreading) 9. leaves (density of foliage) 10. any other aspect(s) which we are not aware Read and compared species of *Ficus* put at Biotik; could not reach conclusion. Sometimes I think the author(s) describing a new species MUST justify the epithet !! It is possible that the original paper may have the justification. Also possible the justification may not hold good in present times. Will keep my search on. Let us know from others' comment(s). Regards. Dinesh On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 2:03 PM, jmgarg1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Alok Goyal <[email protected]> > Date: 14 June 2012 12:27 > Subject: [efloraofindia:119475] Ficus amplissima > To: [email protected] > > > Hallo All > > I am looking for the origin of the word 'amplissima' for *Ficus > amplissima.* as far as i could search i have found that it means the > 'largest' but what is the significance of this meaning for *Ficus > amplissima. *the fruits, leaves, tree and even the number of fruits per > branch (even if we consider that amplissima is taken frrom the word > 'ample') do not show any such characteristic. > > Can any one please guide me. > > Probably Dinesh Valke Sir may help. he normally adds this kind of > information with his photographs on Flickr. > > Alok > NIPER > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1870 members & > 1,18,000 messages on 31/5/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6500 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > >
