Ficus obpyramidata (PROSEA)
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Ficus obpyramidata King
- Family: Moraceae
Vernacular names
- Common river fig (En)
- Malaysia: ara lempong, kelempong
- Thailand: pho (Trang, Nakhon Si Thammarat).
Distribution
Burma, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia.
Uses
Figs are edible; they have a slightly nutty taste and are very gummy.
Observations
- A small tree, 5-6 m tall.
- Leaves obovate, 7-35 cm × 4-18 cm.
- Fruit a fig, obpyramidal, 2.5-5 cm in diameter, the mouth sunk in the lower end, yellow to brownish-ochre when ripe, growing on leafless branches from trunk.
Common on stream banks and along rice fields, up to 1300 m altitude.
Selected sources
- Burkill, I.H., 1966. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. 2nd ed. 2 Volumes. Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2444 pp.
- Corner, E.J.H., 1965. Check-list of Ficus in Asia and Australasia with keys to identification. The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 21: 1-186.
- Corner, E.J.H., 1988. Wayside trees of Malaya. 3rd ed. 2 Volumes. The Malaysian Nature Society. United Selangor Press, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 774 pp.
Authors
P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen
