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Ficus pellucidopunctata 02: Pulau Gaya, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Ficus pellucidopunctata next to a trail from Base Camp to  Police Beach in Bulijong Bay,  Gaya Island,  Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.  Note the hairy stipule. This character is shared by  several other Section Conosycea figs including Ficus sundaica, Ficus subgelderii and Ficus drupacea. 

All photos by Shuai LIAO taken on 6 September 2019. Collection # 20190325.

However the small oblong figs  with an open ostiole which ripen pale yellow are distinctive. So are the long oblong leaves with with a waxy upper surface and and indistinct side veins.

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