Tree Details

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Botanical Name	Ficus aurea Nutt.
Family Name	Moraceae
Common Name	council tree & lofty fig
Tamil Name	வெள்ளால்
Life Form	Tree
Distribution	Throughout the world
Botanical Distribution	Habit: large, evergreen forest tree Leaves:Alternate,entire margins,elliptic to ovate, short stalks & sheathing stipules Flower: solitary or in pairs, axils of the leave, concealed inside hollow receptacles which grow into orangish-red, many-seeded 1 inch figs following pollination, pollinated by wasps, fast growth rate,solitary or in pairs , axils of the leaves. Gynoecium: bicarpellary ovary , single style and two locules, single ovule, perianth of four tepals, cup-like structure, single stamen, fused to the perianth. Androecium: single stamen,fused to the perianth , anther is bilobed, two lobes, anther produces pollen. Fruit: syconium Seeds: Minute seeds
Flowering and Fruiting	March to May, October to December
Key Compounds	ceramides, cerebrosides, steroids, pentacyclic triterpenes, flavonoids, and phenolic compounds
Medicinal Use	skin diseases,treat various illnesses,neurodegenerative and hepatic disease, asthma, diabetes, diarrhea, epilepsy and gastric problems
At the Campus	Throught the Campus