ABOVE: Ficus xylophylla at Agathis Camp in the Maliau Basin Conservation Area, Sabah.
There are 3 lianas growing up this dipterocarp tree. The Ficus xylophylla root is arrowed in yellow. The red arrow marks the label shown in the photo below.
Miyabi Nakabyashi shows the scale. The yellow arrow points to the label.The large thick leathery leaves are so unique among Bornean stranglers that they can only be confused with the leaves of Ficus stupenda.Ficus xylophylla. Note that the paired basal veins start from the base of the midrib in a V shape. With Ficus stupenda the basal veins start higher up the midrib creating a Y shape.
