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Ficus racemosa, the cluster fig, red river fig or gular, [2] is a species of plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to Australia and tropical Asia. It is a fast-growing plant with large, very rough leaves, usually attaining the size of a large shrub, although older specimens can grow quite large and gnarled. It is unusual in that its figs grow on or close to the tree trunk, termed cauliflory.
Deciduous trees, to 30 m high; bole buttressed; bark 8-10 mm thick, surface reddish-brown or yellowish-brown smooth, coarsely flaky, fibrous; blaze creamy pink; latex milky; young shoots and twigs finely white hairy, soon glabrous; branchlets 1.5-3 mm thick, puberulous.
Jun 17, 2014 · Ficus racemosa Linn. syn. Ficus glomerata Roxb. (Family - Moraceae) is a large deciduous tree dispersed all over India which is generally known as Gular, Gular fig, Cluster fig or Country fig.
Synonyms: Ficus glomerata, Ficus lucescens, Ficus racemosa var. elongata. Goolar is an attractive fig tree witha crooked trumk and a spreading crown. Unlike the banyan, it has no aerial roots. The most distinctive aspect of this tree is the red, furry figs in short clusters, which grow directly out of the trunk of the tree. Those looking for the flower of goolar should know that the fig is actually a compartment carrying hundreds of flowers.
2 "Ficus racemosa Linnaeus in Flora of China @ efloras.org" eFlora. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA., 2004. Web. Accessed February 2018. 3 Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) 4 Ficus racemosa L., Flora of Pakistan, Tropicos.org, 2011 Accessed March 2020; 5 IPNI record: 853540-1; 6 Jarvis, C. (2007). Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types.
Species Name (as per The Plant List): Ficus racemosa L. Common name: Cluster Fig, Country Fig, Gular Fig ; Vernacular name: Udumbarah, Sadaphalah (San.); Gulair, Umar (Hin.); Atthimara (Kan.) Collection Nos: KFP 379, KFP 927, KFP 4692, KFP 13124 ; Key identification features: A large evergreen tree with milky latex. Bole is buttressed. Leaves are simple, ovate, glossy-green (15-20 cm) and alternate. Galls are often seen on leaf.
Ficus racemosa var. miquelii (King) Corner in Gard. Bull. Singapore 21: 35 (1965) Ficus racemosa var. mollis (Miq.) M.F.Barrett in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 73: 323 (1946) Ficus racemosa var. vesca (F.Muell. ex Miq.) M.F.Barrett in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 73: 323 (1946) Ficus semicostata F.M.Bailey in Queensland Agric. J. 26: 316 (1911) Ficus trichocarpa f. glabrescens Engl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 452 (1886)
Ficus racemosa (goolar fig) Ficus carica (common fig) Morphology. Morphology: Leaves: The leaves are dark green, 6-10 cm long, glabrous; receptacles small subglobose or piriform, in large clusters from old nodes of main trunk; Fruits: The fruits receptacles are 3-6 cm in diameter, pyriform, in large clusters, arising from main trunk or large branches.
Ficus racemosa L. First published in Sp. Pl.: 1060 (1753) This species is accepted The native range of this species is Pakistan to N. Queensland. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. Taxonomy; Images; General information; Descriptions; Common Names; Descriptions. Includes data from the synonyms: Ficus henrici King; According to Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 ...
Ficus racemosa grows in tropical regions throughout the world. It is commonly found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. The tree prefers humid climates and thrives in moist soils. It is often found growing near rivers and streams. The tree can grow to be quite large, reaching heights of up to 30 meters (98 feet). The trunk is typically short and thick, with smooth bark that is gray or brown in color. The branches are long and spreading, with many small leaves.
