Ficus callosa growing in the grounds of St Mary’s Cathedral, on the ridge behind Sandakan town. Ficus callosa is relatively common on the edge of towns in Sabah. In the past when the giant Flying Fox Pteropus vampyrus was common in Borneo they were probably the main dispersers of this very tall, unusual fig. The late Dewol Sindumin an expert botanist who worked for the Sandakan Herbarium stands at the base to show the size of the buttresses.
