Ficus geocharis growing next to a forest path at Bukit Teraja in Brunei. Although several earth figs have large asymmetrical (uneven) leaves only F. geocharis has a small auricle (or ear) on one side of the leaf base-which makes this fig easy to distinguish. The fig fruits grow from long roots or stolons from the base of the tree.
Ficus geocharis growing at Bukit Teraja, Brunei. Ficus geocharis is the only earth fig with a distinctive “auricle” at the base of the leaf. Apart from the auricle the leaves themselves are largely symmetrical.Ficus geocharis growing at Bukit Teraja, Brunei.The forest at Bukit Teraja is protected and still largely intact.
