Biology:Ficus arnottiana

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Ficus arnottiana
Ficus arnottiana 1906.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species:
F. arnottiana
Binomial name
Ficus arnottiana
(Miq.) Miq.
Synonyms
  • Ficus courtallensis (Miq.) Baill.
  • Ficus populeaster Desf.
  • Urostigma arnottianum Miq. Unresolved
  • Urostigma courtallense Miq. Unresolved

Ficus arnottiana, commonly known as the Indian rock fig, is a species of fig tree, native to India a.

Indian rock fig is a tree which is commonly mistaken for peepal (Ficus religiosa).[1] One of the common ways of recognizing Ficus arnottiana from Ficus religiosa is to examine the color of the leaf-stalk and the veins which are bright pink to red in color. The leaf tips of F. religiosa are tapering, acuminate and long as against the leaf tips of F. arnottiana which are pointed and acuminate but not long.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13111060 entry