ABOVE: Section through an immature female fig of Ficus cereicarpa photographed at Poring in the Kinabalu Park by Astrid Cruaud and Jean-Yves Rasplus on 5 March 2011.
Ficus cereicarpa is distinguished from the closely related Ficus francisci by the numerous bracts or “horns” that cover the surface of the fig fruit. See;
Poring (local name of a giant bamboo) is popular with local tourists who visit the recently developed hot springs to bathe in the hot water smelling of sulphur. The development is restricted to an area around the springs and the hill above . For those who prefer to avoid the tourists there is a 2.5 hour walk (one way) to the Langanan Waterfall deep within the magnificent hill forest of Kinabalu Park.The view from the Poring Hot Springs of the lower slopes of the eastern shoulder of Mount Kinabalu.
