| Type | Exotic |
|---|---|
| Family | Moraceae |
| Common Name | Arayal |
| Origin | E.Himalayas S. E. Asia |
| Tree Seed | Fruit type: Hypanthodium. Seed weight: 210000 to 220000 seeds/kg (Rai, 1999; Chacko et al., 2002). Vernacular name: Arayal (Malayalam), Arasu (Tamil), Pipal (Hindi) (Chacko et al.,2002). Fruiting season: April, also October to November, October to June (Chacko et al.,2002). Germination type: Epigeal (Chacko et al.,2002). Germination percentage: Up to 90 (Chacko et al.,2002). Method of propagation: It is propagated by cuttings, by seeds and vegetative method. |
| Botanical Features | Deciduous trees, aerial roots absent; bark grey, smooth; exudation milky. Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; new leaves pink; stipules 1-1.5 cm long, lateral, ovate-lanceolate, petiole 60-120 mm long, stout, glabrous, articulated, a gland at the apex below; lamina 5-13 x 4.5-12 cm, broadly ovate, base truncate or subcordate, apex caudate-acuminate, margin entire, undulate, glabrous, shining, coriaceous; 5-7-ribbed from base, lateral nerves 8-10 pairs, pinnate, slender, prominent beneath, looped near the margin, inflorescence a syconia, Syconium 4-8 mm across, ripening pink, purple or black; achenes smooth. |
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