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Family: Moraceae	Genus: Ficus	Species: Ficus virens Aiton ( पिलखन, पिल्कन )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Ficus infectoria Roxb., F. infectoria Roxb. var. lambertiana (Miq) King.	Flower Color	White
Common Name	Kahimal, Pakhad	Flower Type	Hypanthodium
English / Trade Name	White Fig	Flowering Period	Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name	Pilkhan	Fruiting Period	Jan-March
Altitude	Upto 1700 m.	Fruit Type	Syconium
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Figs. Sessile, in axillary pairs, globose, 5-7 mm across, tubercled and whitish when ripe; basal bracts 3, minute.
Habitat	Submontane Himalaya	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	India (Throughout up to 1,700 m, also frequently planted), Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indochina, Japan, Malesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Soloman Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietanm.	Bark Details	Bark greenish-grey
Distribution in Haryana	Ambala, Morni-Pinjore, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Ovate
Description of Species	Spreading, deciduous trees, to 15 m high; often epiphytic in earlier life; bark greenish-grey, smooth. Leaves alternate, variable, ovate, entire, lobed, 8-16 x 3-8.5 cm, shortly acuminate, base rounded or subcordate, 3-nerved; lateral nerves 5-7 pairs; petioles 3-7 cm long; stipules broadly ovate, acute, pubescent. Figs. Sessile, in axillary pairs, globose, 5-7 mm across, tubercled and whitish when ripe; basal bracts 3, minute.	Leaf Details	Leaves alternate, variable, ovate, entire, lobed, shortly acuminate, base rounded or subcordate, 3-nerved; lateral nerves 5-7 pairs; petioles 3-7 cm long; stipules broadly ovate, acute, pubescent.

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