Many many thanks Garg ji and Varun ji for this clarification. *I will revise ID of my observation to* *Ficus guttata* (Wight) Wight ex King
It looks like there is a mix up on the internet with these two species. *F. guttata* is not much found in pictures on the internet; it is not yet in the iNaturalist database; and POWO has no pictures Except for the publication in ResearchGate which Garg ji pointed out to. My posted plant matched the observations in iNaturalist of *F. amplocarpa.* especially*:* https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/305933134 by Siddarth Machado https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69088961 by T R Shankar Raman Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 11:53 AM J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks a lot, Varun ji > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Varun Sharma > Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 at 23:09 > Subject: Re: Fwd: [efloraofindia:486645] Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil. > :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 1:29 PM IST > To: JM Garg <[email protected]> > > > Dear Sir > > Hard to get details as both are closely related but as per flora of India: > *F. amplocarpa*= leaves broadly ovate to ovate to elliptic, with glabrous > to minutely puberulous (which is not clear from photographs), figs globose > to sub-globose or obovoid and this is the catch in photos figs are clearly > ellipsoid and second leaves are much broad or rounded or cordiform and > basal lateral veins elongate to 3/4 the length of the lamina (*F. > amplocarpa *to 1/2 the length) clearly show this should be *F. guttata.* > > Even I doubt photos on POWO for *F. amplocarpa* are actually of *F. > guttata.* > > Kind regards, Varun > > > From: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:03:36 > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > Cc: DineshValke <[email protected]> > Subject: Fwd: [efloraofindia:486645] Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil. :: > The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 1:29 PM IST > > I think it should be Ficus guttata as per the publication: > > https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308471209_Identity_of_Ficus_amplocarpa_and_F_guttata_Moraceae_the_two_closely_allied_South_Indian_endemic_species_and_their_conservation_status > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 at 11:15 > Subject: [efloraofindia:486645] Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil. :: The > Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 1:29 PM IST > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > > *Ficus amplocarpa* Govind. & Masil. > The Nilgiris :: Jan 29, 2026 · 1:29 PM IST > Naduvattam, about 1724 m asl > ------------------------------ > [image: Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil.] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340402009> > [image: Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil.] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340402009> > [image: Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil.] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340402009> > [image: Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil.] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340402009> > [image: Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil.] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340402009> > [image: Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil.] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340402009> > [image: Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil.] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340402009> > [image: Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil.] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340402009> > [image: Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil.] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340402009> > [image: Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil.] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340402009> > [image: Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil.] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340402009> > [image: Ficus amplocarpa Govind. & Masil.] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340402009> > Regards. > Dinesh > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "eFloraofIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC1%3Dk9H0B-NC6nvxd61omCZ8rrCuZ_PrBdzPmzbr76zBKA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC1%3Dk9H0B-NC6nvxd61omCZ8rrCuZ_PrBdzPmzbr76zBKA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg, > https://efloraofindia.com/ > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg, > https://efloraofindia.com/ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3p7Y_84FXjNnHL5jm589wjrQoozS0HEibaoK%2BW8_7PTg%40mail.gmail.com.
