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Hampelas (Ficus ampelos)

Hampelas (Ficus ampelos) is a species of plant in the Moraceae, large tree, brown bark, many branches, leaf shape varies, sits alternately along the twig and has short stalks, fruit is round and grows along the twig.

F. ampelos has leaves varying in shape, oval or elongated, margins flat to serrated, pointed tip, a main vein in the middle with several small lateral veins and a green surface.

Dlium Hampelas (Ficus ampelos)


The fruit has a short stalk and grows along branches and twigs. The fruit is round, small, the outer skin is yellow and red, has small white spots.

Hampelas grows in forests, agricultural land, plantation land, along waterways and river slopes. The tree bears fruit around October-November.



Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Ficus
Species: Ficus ampelos

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