Family Moraceae  >  Genus Ficus  >  Root Climbers  >  Ficus punctata 橙黃榕

Ficus punctata 橙黃榕 is believe to be the largest fig species in Borneo.

Ficus barba-jovis 沙巴榕 92.5mm

Found only in Sabah.
 

Female figs from three different physical tree types

Ficus punctata 橙黃榕
Root Climber - Dioecious 雌雄異株
♀ 64.4mm
Largest Fig species

Ficus tinctoria 斜葉榕
Stranglers with Many Roots - Dioecious 雌雄異株
♀11mm

Ficus scaberrima 粗葉榕
Shrub - Dioecious 雌雄異株
♀ 6mm
Smallest Fig species
 

Ficus punctata 橙黃榕
Root Climber
Dioecious雌雄異株
LARGEST FIG FRUITS

The host tree where this Ficus punctata 橙黃榕 climbed and grew up on.

As a woody root climber, Ficus punctata rooting freely from stems and branches to attach itself to trunk and branches of host tree.

 All bruised parts exude milky-white latex.

Ficus punctata has big fruits  but small leaves.

Ficus punctata figs came as varieties of sizes, shapes and colors.

E.J.H. Corner (1930s. Assistant director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens) describe Ficus punctata as three different species.
(a) Ficus callicarpa (aurantiacea) - smaller shiny figs
(b) Ficus punctata - the species shown here in this page
(c) Ficus barba jovis  - larger more hairy figs.

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Flora of Borneo