Ficus gul Lauterb. & K.Schum.,
Fl. Schutzgeb. Sudsee (1901)
Latin for ?
Synonyms
Ficus bismarckiana Diels, Ficus griseifolia Corner, Ficus
gul var. eubracteata Corner, Ficus gul var. lasiocarpa
Corner, Ficus gul var. solomonensis Corner, Ficus keyenensis
K.Schum., Ficus manilensis Warb., Ficus manilensis var. lata
Sata, Ficus manilensis obovata Sata, Ficus rudis Miq., Ficus
rudis var. arborea Elmer, Ficus subconcolor Diels
Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 34 m tall and 52 cm dbh. Stem with white sap. Stipules
ca. 7 mm long, hairy. Leaves alternate, simple, tripli-veined, hairy below,
margin toothed. Fruits ca. 4 mm diameter, green, figs placed along the twigs.
Ecology
In disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp and regrowth forests up to 700 m
altitude. Common along rivers and streams and on hillsides. Often on limestone
and sandy soils.
Distribution
From Borneo to the Solomon Islands. In Borneo collected in Sabah, South- and
East-Kalimantan.
