Ficus uncinata (King) Becc.,
For. Borneo (1902)
Latin for ?
Synonyms
Ficus geocarpa var. unicata King, Ficus unicata var.
gracilis Corner, Ficus unicata var. parva Corner, Ficus
unicata var. pilosior Corner, Ficus unicata var. truncata
Corner, Ficus unicata var. strigosa Corner, Ficus unicata
var. subbeccarii Corner
Description
Shrub up to 8 m tall and 13 cm dbh. Stem with white sap. Stipules ca. 28 mm
long, hairy. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, hairy, base strongly
asymmetric, margin toothed. Fruits ca. 17 mm diameter, pink-red-purple, globose
figs with scales placed along branches on the forest floor.
Ecology
In disturbed mixed dipterocarp, sub-montane and regrowth forests up to 1800
m altitude. Usually along rivers and streams, but also on hillsides and ridges.
On clay to sandy soils.
Uses
The fruits are edible.
Distribution
Sumatra, Borneo (throughout the island).
Local names in Borneo
Entimau, Imo, Maning.
