Ficus kerkhovenii

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Ficus kerkhovenii

Description

Tree up to 45 m tall, hemi-epiphytic or (secondarily?) terrestrial. internal hairs absent. Leaves spirally arranged; stipules (0.5-)1-2 cm long, glabrous, caducous. Ovary partly red.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Jawa (Jawa present); Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia present); Philippines (Philippines present); Sumatera (Sumatera present), Banka present, Luzon present, Riouw present
Malesia: Sumatra (incl. Banka and Riouw), Malay Peninsula, Java, Borneo, Philippines (Luzon?).

Notes

According to Corner (1965: 15) the species is also present in the Philippines (Luzon), but that cannot be confirmed.

Citation

Koord. 1916 – In: Atlas Baumart. Java: t. 714
Backer & Bakh.f. 1965: p. 31. – In: Fl. Java: (sub F. altissima Blume)
Sata 1944 – In: Contr. Hort. Inst. Taihoku Imp. Univ.: 203
Corner 1940: Wayside Trees: 680: f. 251, t. 200 (‘Johore Fig’)
Corner 1965: – Gard. Bull. Singapore 21: 15
Valeton 2000: Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak: 233
Kochummen 1978 – In: Tree Fl. Malaya: 149
Merr. 1923 – In: Enum. Philipp. Flow. Pl.: 55
Vreede 1949 – In: Ann. Bot. Gard. Buitenzorg: 146