Ficus racemosa L.
Putrajaya Botanical Gardens, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
(Taman Botani Putrajaya)
Ficus racemosa L. Moraceae. CN: Ara kelupong, Loa, Botree, Peepultree, Pipal, Pipul, Gular, Cluster fig, Udumbara, Sacred fig, Pu ti shu. Distribution range - Indian Subcontinent (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan), Indo-China (Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam). Tree to 24 m tall; not a strangling fig.. Habitat - riparian; in Peninsular Malaysia found in Kedah. Sacred tree in Hinduism and Buddhism. Fruits edible and plant parts widely used in traditional folkloric medicines.
Note:
Young Perling Mata Merah - Aplonis panayensis (Asian Glossy Starling) feeding the ripe syconium.
Synonym(s):
Ficus glomerata Roxb.
Ficus leucocarpa (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus semicostata F.M.Bailey
and many more; see The Plant List www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2811980
Ref. and suggested reading:
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2811980
Ficus racemosa L.
Putrajaya Botanical Gardens, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
(Taman Botani Putrajaya)
Ficus racemosa L. Moraceae. CN: Ara kelupong, Loa, Botree, Peepultree, Pipal, Pipul, Gular, Cluster fig, Udumbara, Sacred fig, Pu ti shu. Distribution range - Indian Subcontinent (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan), Indo-China (Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam). Tree to 24 m tall; not a strangling fig.. Habitat - riparian; in Peninsular Malaysia found in Kedah. Sacred tree in Hinduism and Buddhism. Fruits edible and plant parts widely used in traditional folkloric medicines.
Note:
Young Perling Mata Merah - Aplonis panayensis (Asian Glossy Starling) feeding the ripe syconium.
Synonym(s):
Ficus glomerata Roxb.
Ficus leucocarpa (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus semicostata F.M.Bailey
and many more; see The Plant List www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2811980
Ref. and suggested reading:
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2811980