Ficus uniglandulosa Wall. ex.
Miq., London J. Bot. 7 (1848)
Latin for 'with a single gland'.
Synonyms
Ficus copelandii C.B.Rob., Ficus subsubulata Miq., Ficus
uniglandulosa var. latior Miq., Ficus uniglandulosa var.
parvifolia Miq.
Description
Understorey (strangling) tree up to 15 m tall and 14 cm dbh. Stem with white
sap. Stipules ca. 5 mm long, glabrous. Leaves alternate, simple, penni- to
tripli-veined, tertiary venation conspicuously reticulate, glabrous. Fruits ca.
5 mm diameter, yellow-orange-red, globose figs placed along the twigs.
Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open) sites in mixed dipterocarp and
sub-montane forests up to 1700 m altitude. Often along rivers and streams and on
hillsides. Common on limestone, but also on sand and clay soils. In secondary
forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.
Distribution
Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah,
East-Kalimantan), Philippines.
Local names in Borneo
Akar karak, Kara, Wa punot.
