Much-branched small tree or deciduous shrub ; up to 4 m tall , with smooth , white bark and white latex . Stems smooth , grey or brownish-grey . Leaves alternate , variable in shape , but generally ovate to 3-lobed , 3-10 x 2-6 . 5 cm , apex rounded to acute , base truncate to subcordate , margin coarsely dentate to irregularly dentate , pubescent-scabrid , 3-nerved at the base , petiole up to 4 cm ; stipules caducous . Inflorescences (figs) 1-2 , in the axils of leaves . Flowers minute , green , grow within the fruit , monoecious . Fruit fig , globose to pyriform , pubescent , pink-purple when ripe . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .
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Not Evaluated (NE)
Not Common
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Ficus forskalaei Vahl
Ficus malabarica Miq.
Ficus morifolia Forssk.
Ficus palmata var. petitiana (A.Rich.) Fiori
Ficus petitiana A.Rich.
Ficus pseudocarica var. tomentosa A.Rich.
Ficus pseudosycomorus Decne.
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Punjab Fig
Wild Fig
In Omani studies: Miller & Morris (1988) mentioned that: "The tiny fruits of F. palmata, (J: elos, bols), were not eaten in Dhofar, they remain small and do not grow to a useful size. The wood equally was of no use, being too porous and spongy for either building purposes or for burning as fuel". (Ref. Plants of Dhofar). In addition, Ghazanfar (2003) wrote that: "The rough, scabrid leaves are used as a scourer or an abrasive in some parts of northern Oman. The figs are edible". (Ref. Flora of Oman; vol.1).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2003). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.1: Piperaceae – Primulaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 90-72619-55-2 ISSN 0779-2387. *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *https://en.wikipedia.org *https://www.nparks.gov.sg *Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. *Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press. ISBN 0748604758. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
