Description
Shrub or tree up to 5(-8) m tall.
Leaves spirally arranged, (sub)opposite or (sub)distichous;
stipules (1-)1.5-4 cm long, brown to whitish substrigose to pilose or glabrous, (sub)persistent.
Distribution
Asia-Tropical: Philippines (Philippines present), Leyte present, Mindanao present, Samar present
Malesia: Philippines (Samar, Leyte, Mindanao).
Notes
The syconia are eaten by civet cats.
Citation
Merr. 1923 – In: Enum. Philipp. Flow. Pl.: 47
Corner 1965: – Gard. Bull. Singapore 21: 89
Sata 1944 – In: Contr. Hort. Inst. Taihoku Imp. Univ.: 270
Sata 1944 – In: Contr. Hort. Inst. Taihoku Imp. Univ.: 269