Ficus parietalis Blume,
Bijdr. (1825)
Latin for 'like a brick-wall', referring to the tertiary venation of the
leaves.
Synonyms
Ficus cerasiformis Desf., Ficus concentrica Hassk. ex Miq.,
Ficus grandifolia Wall. ex Miq., Ficus junghuhniana Miq., Ficus
parietalis var. angustifolia Miq., Ficus parietalis var.
ovalis Blume, Ficus parietalis var. rufipila (Miq.) Miq.,
Ficus parietalis var. tabing (Miq.) Miq., Ficus phlebophylla
Miq., Ficus rufipila Miq., Ficus tabing Miq.
Description
Understorey tree (strangler) up to 12 m tall and 35 cm dbh. Stem with white
sap. Stipules ca. 6 mm long, hairy. Leaves alternate, simple, tripli-veined,
venation very pronounced, hairy below. Fruits ca. 13 mm diameter,
yellow-orange-red, globose figs placed along the twigs.
Ecology
In disturbed to undisturbed (open) mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests
up to 1500 m altitude. Usually along rivers and streams on sandy soils. In
secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Uses
The fruits are edible.
Distribution
Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak,
Sabah, East-Kalimantan), Philippines, Moluccas.
Local names in Borneo
Buah punok.
