Description
Tree up to 12 m.
internal hairs sparse, short.
Leaves spirally arranged, sometimes subopposite;
stipules (1.5-)2.5-3 cm long, whitish to brownish subsericeous to subhirsute only on and along the keel, the whole surface minutely puberulous, caducous.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Sumatera (Sumatera present)
Morphology
Ficus hypogaea and the related cauliflorous F. gilapong can be distinguished from other large-leaved stoloniferous species, such as F. geocarpa, by their long petioles. This species was reduced to a synonym of F. gilapong (Corner 1960, 1965).
Citation
Corner 1960 – In: Gard. Bull. Singapore 18: 56
Corner 1965: – Gard. Bull. Singapore 21: 91
