Figs of Eastern Ghats, India. 2017. ca. col. photogr. & maps. 150 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

This 150 page pictorial guide describes 27 native ficus species of Eastern Ghats region, India; and also 10 popular cultivated Ficus species used in gardens and fields of this region. It contains about 460 photographs with detailed morphological features, including about 160 micro-morphological photographs of all the wild and cultivated species of Eastern Ghats. There is a brief account on habit and morphology; economic, religious and medicinal significance; propagation techniques, pollinators and the pollination mechanism in both monoecious and dioecious fig species is given in the book.

The botanical descriptions of the species include latest accepted names, some well-known synonyms, local names, etymology, flowering and fruiting months; and uses. In general, the book will be useful to foresters, horticulturalists, naturalists, botanists, landscape architects, researchers, students and planners to create awareness about the Ficus species and to help in conservation. world of figs and the life they support.

Contents: Introduction/ Pollination ecology/ Economic importance/ Propagation, multiplication and care / Wild figs. / Cultivated figs/ Monumental figs/ Glossary/ Author abbreviations/ References/ Index to scientific names.