Family: Moraceae
Synonym: Ficus silicea Sim
Vernacular name: Parakam, Therakam
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Distribution: India, East Africa, Arabia and Sri Lanka
Flowering and Fruiting: February-April
Key identification features: Deciduous trees, pale greenish bark, broadly, Leaves simple, alternate; elliptic to obovate leaves. Inflorescence syconia; flowers unisexual. Syconia axillary, solitary; yellow or purple when ripe; achene oblong.
Uses: Root decoctions are taken for the treatment of urinary
tract ailments, gonorrhoea, asthma and tuberculosis.
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