Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Moraceae | Genus: Ficus | Species: Ficus racemosa Linn.( गूलर ) |
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| Synonym | Ficus glomerata Roxb. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Gular; Udumebr | Flower Type | Hypanthodium |
| English / Trade Name | Cluster Fig tree , Indian Fig Tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Gular | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Upto 1500m | Fruit Type | Syconium |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Figs on usually warty short leafless branches or main stem, globose or pyriform, 2-3.5 cm across, on 1 cm long peduncle, orange or pink when ripe |
| Habitat | Occurs in open shady places, road sides, edges of crop fields. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Submontane Himalaya and most of the plains of India; Pakistan, Malaysia to Australia. | Bark Details | bark smooth, reddish-brown |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Description of Species Deciduous trees, to 25 m high; bark smooth, reddish-brown. Leaves alternate, elliptic-lanceolate, or ovate, 17-12 x 4-7.5 cm, narrowed at both ends, entire, glabrous; 3-nerved at base, lateral nerves 6-8 pairs; petioles 2-5 cm long; stipules to 2.2 cm long, ovate-lanceolate. Its figs grow on or close to the tree trunk, termed cauliflory. Figs on usually warty short leafless branches or main stem, globose or pyriform, 2-3.5 cm across, on 1 cm long peduncle, orange or pink when ripe; basal bracats 3, triangular-ovate; orifice plain or slightly sunken. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, elliptic-lanceolate, or ovate, 17-12 x 4-7.5 cm, narrowed at both ends, entire, glabrous; 3-nerved at base, lateral nerves 6-8 pairs; petioles 2-5 cm long; stipules to 2.2 cm long, ovate-lanceolate. |
