If you want to see the flowers of *Ficus* you have to split open the figs at its early-mid stages (mostly before it turns its color). In bisexual figs the male flowers would be arranged very close to the ostiole (small opening at the opposite end of the stalk) and the female flowers are seen at the base towards the stalk. In some cases you may see only male or female flower in one fig or figs of an individual (eg. *Ficus tictoria*).
Regards Giby On 20 September 2011 19:16, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you Gibyji and Neilji. I have seen a lot of these fruits on the tree. > It is opposite my house but what I want to see are its flowers . I learn > that they are within the fruit but the flower should bloom before the fruit > so why do we not get to see it. Has anyone ? > Regards > Bhagyashri > > > On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 6:33 PM, Neil Soares <drneilsoa...@yahoo.com>wrote: > >> Hi, >> This looks like Umber [ Ficus racemosa syn .Ficus glomerata]. The fig is >> a syconus with the flowers turned outside in. Please read Pradip Kishen's >> 'Trees of Delhi' pages 321 - 323 to get a proper perspective on the nature >> of the flowers and pollination process. >> My photographs are available at this link : >> >> >> https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix/browse_thread/thread/2559e8cd33f9b853/14ad989a79d02dd0?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=Different+Strokes+Neil+Soares#14ad989a79d02dd0 >> >> With regards, >> Neil Soares. >> >> --- On *Tue, 9/20/11, Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com>* wrote: >> >> >> From: Madhuri Raut <itii...@gmail.com> >> Subject: [efloraofindia:82381] efloraofindia:''For Id 20092011MR1’’ >> ?Audumbar tree Pune >> To: "efloraofindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 10:20 AM >> >> >> Dear members, >> Is this Audumbar tree with umbars? >> >> Has anyone seen the flower of this tree . I learn that the flower is >> within the fruit. >> Would like to see the pic if possible. >> >> My gardner told me some story that it is very rare to see the flower of >> this tree. Only blessed people get to se it . It is a huge flower as big as >> a cart wheel and very pretty? What is this he is talking about or just a >> myth. >> >> Also there is some gum like white thing on the bark. Is it gum? >> >> Regards >> Bhagyashri >> >> > -- GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), Royal Enclave, Jakkur Post, Srirampura Bangalore- 560064 India Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby
