A person cleans and trims raw Ficus hispida figs, known locally as Dumur, using a 'boti' (a traditional curved blade) after plucking them for Dumurer Dalna, a traditional Bengali cluster fig curry with potatoes. The figs, which naturally contain sticky sap and a cluster of tiny seeds in the center, are being prepared at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 1, 2026. The Opposite Leaf Fig, or Hairy fig, is a medium-sized tree from the genus Ficus (family: Moraceae) native to South and Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, and the Andaman Islands. Its ovulate green leaves are sandpaper-like, hairy, and rough, measuring 12-18 cm long with a pedicel of 2-5 cm. The soft, sweet fruits grow in clusters on branches and are yellow when ripe. The covering portion of the fruit is very thin and contains many small seeds, while the flowers remain inside the fruit and cannot be seen from outside. The fruits can be eaten dry and ripe and are used for medicinal purposes, such as treating stomachache, constipation, and different tooth diseases. The plant grows in wilderness and fallow lands, and ripe fruits are eaten by birds, which spread the seeds with their droppings. The species name 'hispida' derives from its hairy leaves. Sometimes fruit or shoot borer larvae or caterpillars emerge from those fruits.
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