Yazdi ji ... leaves of *F. hispida* are not abrasive ... the upper surface has minute coarse hairs, feels rough though not abrasive ... lower surface too is hairy, feels comparatively softer. You may be referring to *F. exasperata* (syn. *F. asperrima*), the sandpaper fig, (tender OR) dried leaf of which can certainly cause abrasion.
Regards. Dinesh On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:44 PM, Yazdy Palia <yazdypa...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think the leaves are abrasive, am I right? > Regards > Yazdy. > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 5:11 PM, Aarti S. Khale <aarti.kh...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Taken at Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai, Maharashtra on the 7th of April, 2011. > > A medium sized tree growing wild. > > Aarti > > >
