Ficus altissima

Ficus altissima is a massive, evergreen tree with a large, spreading crown. It can grow upto 30 metres or more tall. The bole can be 40 - 90cm in diameter, with low buttresses.

Uses

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Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], stem, leaves, Root.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Evergreen tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

This species seems to be confined mainly to the higher elevations in the cooler, northerly part of its range, yet it is found in both lowland and mountainous areas in the more tropical southern part of its range, such as in Java, where it is not uncommon.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland, Mountain forests.

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External Links

• Ficus altissima on urbantropicals.com
• Ficus altissima on indiabiodiversity.org