Ficus auriculata Lour.
Small spreading tree. Trunk usually short, bark grayish dark brown. Leaf blade suborbicular, acuminate at apex, cordate or rounded at base, pubescent beneath, glabrous above, chartaceous, basal nerves 6-7, lateral nerves 4-5, tertiary nerves transverse and parallel. Figs obconic, with longitudinal ridges, pubescent brown, white spotted, basal bracts 3, triangular, orifice sunken and covered by 6 triangular apical bracts. Syconus fruit.
- Family: Moraceae
- Habit: Evergreen Tree
- Habitat: Most deciduous forests
- Status : Common
Vernacular names
Assamese : Altha Dimoru,Atha-Dimoru,Mon-Dimoru,Dimasa,Thaibor
English : Roxburgh Fig,Karbi , Lothepi,Mishing, Kukbal Takuk
Other : Atthi,Elephant Ear Fig,Elephant Ear Fig Tree,Roxburgh Fig
Medicinal Uses
Leaves are lopped for fodder. Stem bark juice is effective for diarrhea, cuts and wounds. Fruits are edible and can be made into jams and curries. Roasted figs are taken for diarrhea and dysentery. Root latex is used in mumps, cholera, diarrhea and vomiting.
