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Siri Bodda (Telugu: సిరి బొడ్డ)

Moraceae (mulberry family) » Ficus exasperata

 

FY-kus or FIK-us from the Latin for fig

ex-as-PER-ah-tuh -- meaning, very roughened

 

commonly known as: Brahma's banyan, forest sandpaper fig, rough banyan, sand paper fig • Afrikaans: woudskurwevy • Kannada: ಅಡವಿ ಅತ್ತಿ adavi atti, ಗರಗತ್ತಿ garagatti • Konkani: खरवंट kharvant • Malayalam: തേരകം theerakam • Marathi: करवत karvat • Sanskrit: करपत्र karapatra • Tamil: மரம்தினிஅத்தி maramthinniatti • Telugu: కరక బొద్దు karaka boddu, కరసాన karasana, సిరి బొడ్డ siri bodda

 

Native to: central Africa, southernmost Arabian peninsula, southern India

 

 

References: NPGS / GRINTurbo SquidForest Flora of Andhra Pradesh

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