Ficus roxburghii Wall. tremal (Himachal Pradesh) Family: Moraceae one of very popular fruits found growing wild in the hills. Its plants can be seen growing in the forests The fruits are very much liked for the jelly-like substance contained in them. In Himachal Pradesh, it is a very common plant. Flowers, unisexual; inflorescence, hypanthodium, both the male and female flowers are borne on the fleshy receptacle mature fruits, yellowish to purple; pulp, light red. The whole fruit tastes fairly sweet. It is full of an attractive jelly-like substance, which is much sweeter than the pulp. Raw fruits used as a vegetable. The leaves are also used as plates by stitching 3-4 leaves together for taking food during feasts in the villages and these plates are called (पातली) patli. #ficusroxburghii #tremal #pulpyfruit #biodiversity #botany #himalayanplants🌺 #mandi #himachal (at Mandi, India) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByCCsA7Arxr/?igshid=1ihqp88ydwgmb
