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Septic Fig
Ficus septica
5.3052, 116.901
Field Notes
Description:
A common species of fig across Asia. It is called "septic" for its poisonous and corrosive latex which protects it from most herbivores. Fruits remain green when ripe. Fruits are mostly eaten and dispersed by fruit bats.
Habitat:
Growing on the roadside in a secondary forest in Sabah, Borneo.
Notes:
Borneo has around 150 native fig species and I have documented one third of it with 1StopBorneo Wildlife expeditions. I enjoy documenting figs as they are unique. Their flowers grow inside the fruits and can only be pollinated by specialized fig wasps which enters and breed inside the fruits.
Reference Links:
Ficus septica: Introduction – THE FIGS OF BORNEO
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PublishedOctober 27, 2020
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