Ficus glandulifera (Wall. ex
Miq.) King, Sp. Ficus 2 (1888)
Latin for 'covered with glands'.
Synonyms
Ficus aurantiaca (Miq.) Miq., Ficus glandulifera var.
villosa Corner, Ficus hasskarlii Merr., Ficus henschelii Merr.,
Pogonotrophe aurantiaca Miq., Pogonotrophe glandulifera Wall. ex Miq.,
Pogonotrophe sumatrana Miq.
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 33 m tall and 44 cm dbh. Stem with white sap. Stipules
ca. 7 mm long, hairy. Leaves alternate, simple, tripli-veined, hairy below.
Fruits ca. 10 mm diameter, yellow-orange-red, fleshy figs, placed along the
twigs.
Ecology
In Undisturbed to slightly disturbed or open mixed dipterocarp, swamp,
coastal and sub-montane forests up to 1600 m altitude. Common on alluvial sites,
hillsides and ridges. On sandy to clay soils. In secondary forests usually
present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution
Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (throughout the
island), Philippines, Celebes, Moluccas, New Guinea.
Local names in Borneo
Karai, Lemak-lemak, Lenkan mang, Tanggilam, Tenpan.
