Ficus lepicarpa Blume, Bijdr. (1825)
Latin for 'scaly fruits'.

Synonyms
Covellia didyma Miq., Covellia lepicarpa (Blume) Miq., Covellia volkameriifolia Wall. ex Miq., Ficus lepicarpa var. brevibracteata Corner, Ficus lepicarpa var. pedunculata Corner, Ficus lepicarpa var. suluensis Corner, Ficus lepicarpa var. bunjeng Solms, Ficus malaica Hunter ex Ridl., Ficus volkameriifolia (Wall. ex Miq.) Miq.

Description
Understorey tree up to 14 m tall and 25 cm dbh. Stem with white sap. Stipules ca. 19 mm long, glabrous. Leaves alternate, simple, penni- to tripli-veined, glabrous, margin toothed. Fruits ca. 14 mm diameter, yellow-brown, globose figs, placed along the twigs.

Ecology
In undisturbed to disturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp to sub-montane forests up to 1300 m altitude. Usually growing along rivers and streams with sandy to clay soils, but also on limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Distribution
From Burma to the Moluccas. In Borneo collected throughout the island.

Local names in Borneo
Engeruoh, Kara, Krerungan, Sengkoak.