Ficus endospermifolia is the most common tree fig in the forest surrounding Kinabalu Park HQ. This fig tree is easy to recognise because of the heart-shaped leaves and large fig fruits which ripen yellow/green/brown indicating that these figs are dispersed by nocturnal mammals (which search by smell) rather than birds which search by colour (sight). The most important dispersal agent was probably the Masked Palm Civet which was once common in these mountain forests but is now locally extinct at Kinabalu Park HQ.





