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Indian bat tree
Ficus amplissima
About
Ficus amplissima, also known as the Indian bat tree, Indian bat fig, Pimpri, Pipri (Piparee), Pipali or Bilibasari mara is a tree species of flowering plants that belongs to Moraceae, the fig or mulberry family. It is native to Central and southern Peninsular India, Sri Lanka and Maldives, having a significant distribution throughout Western Ghats of India. It is most commonly planted to provide shade in coffee plantations due to its dense and wide foliage. The ripened figs attract many birds, especially during the spring.
- Family
- Moraceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Ficus amplissima
- Slug
- ficus-amplissima
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Ficus
- Species
- amplissima
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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