A new distributional record of Ficus altissima Blume (Moraceae) in Tripura: an occasionally confused fig species with Ficus benghalensis L.

Biplab Banik; Smita Debbarma; Koushik Majumdar; Badal Kumar Datta

doi:10.14719/pst.2020.7.4.896

A new distributional record of Ficus altissima Blume (Moraceae) in Tripura: an occasionally confused fig species with Ficus benghalensis L.

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Biplab Banik Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar 799 022, Tripura, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0592-710X
Smita Debbarma Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar 799 022, Tripura, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8054-0538
Koushik Majumdar Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar 799 022, Tripura, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0340-1227
Badal Kumar Datta Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar 799 022, Tripura, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5724-3324

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https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2020.7.4.896

Keywords:

Fig, Frugivores, Keystone species

Abstract

The present communication is the first report of new distributional record of Ficus altissima Blume (Moraceae) in Tripura. F. altissima was found to be an important feeding and nesting habitat for forest frugivores, since the genus is very rich in diversity and is considered as a keystone species. This also possesses huge scope to understand the mechanism of interactions especially for conservation of rich avifaunal diversity. Brief description and field photographs are presented for facilitating easy identification of the species.

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Banik B, Debbarma S, Majumdar K, Datta BK. A new distributional record of Ficus altissima Blume (Moraceae) in Tripura: an occasionally confused fig species with Ficus benghalensis L. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2020 Oct. 28 [cited 2024 Nov. 4];7(4):658–662. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/896

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