Derawan Islands, prasinicarpa, SECTION UROSTIGMA

Ficus prasinicarpa, Pulau Kakaban, East Kalimantan

Date: February 9, 2018Author: uluulublog

Grey Imperial Pigeon Ducula pickeringi on Pulau Kakaban in the Derawan Islands, East Kalimantan This rare island pigeon is still common in the forest on Kakaban. Along with other island pigeons and fruit bats they are important dispersers of fig seeds between islands.

Ficus concinna IMG_7810 — Ficus prasinicarpa growing in beach forest on Pulau Kakaban in the Derawan islands off the coast of East Kalimantan.

Pulau Kakaban IMG_2515.jpg — The boat jetty on the southern sea shore of Kakaban island. Kakaban is an atoll the remnant of a small volcano and there is a large saltwater lake in the middle of the island.

IMG_4557 enhanced .jpg — The saltwater “crater lake” in the centre of Pulau Kakaban.

IMG_6888 enhanced .JPG — The saltwater “crater lake” in the centre of Kakaban is inhabited by four species of stingless jellyfish.

Kakaban beach IMG_8524 - Copy.jpg — The sea beach on the south coast of Kakaban. Three species of figs grow along this beach. Ficus microcarpa is very common. Also two rare coastal figs absent from most of Borneo (1) Ficus tinctoria var tinctoria and (2) Ficus prasinicarpa.

Kakaban IMG_7848.jpg — Virgin beach forest along the southern coast of Kakaban. The coconuts appear to be self sown by the the sea rather than planted.

Kakaban island IMG_2619.jpg — View of Pulau Kakaban from Pulau Maratua .

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