Mazhar Botanic Garden

Ficus amplissima

Indian Bat tree Indian Bat Fig

Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species: amplissima
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000198
English name: Indian Bat tree, Indian Bat Fig
Arabic name: فيكس امبليسيما
Native: India, Sri Lanka and Maldives
Country: India Maldives Sri Lanka
(PGR): Rare

Semi deciduous tree, spreading crown, grows to 25 m tall leaves broadly ovate elliptic-lanceolate to ovate-oblong in shape with a blunt or acute  tip

ornamental plants. Ficus  amplissima typically begins as an epiphyte in the branch of a tree that grows aerial roots that can provide nutrients when they reach soil. The aerial roots can surround the trunk of the host tree, which, combined with the growth of Ficus amplissima in the branches, can eventually kill the host tree

Ficus indica Wild, Ficus tjiela Miq

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Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds, cuttings
Flowering time: Early summer
Zone: 9 : 11
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Vegetation types: Semi deciduous
pH: Alkaline

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