Wild fig

(Ficus palmata palmata)

Description

Ficus palmata (syn Ficus pseudocarica) commonly known as bedu or Punjab fig is one of the tallest wild fig[1] commonly found in Uttarakhand in Mid-himalayan region. The fruit is quite tasty and grows around villages, forest, wastelands, fields etc.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Rosales

Family:Moraceae

Genus:Ficus

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