Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. Some earlier relevant feedback: “At Dictionarist 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: height, width, form of the tree girth of trunk canopy aerial roots latex exudation male, female flowers within the fig (the density) roots branches (the spreading) leaves (density of foliage) 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).” ---------- 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'.
