Ficus dubia growing along the trail from base Camp to Police beach on Gaya Island in the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park opposite Kota Kinabalu. Although a member of the Section Conosycea stranglers  Ficus dubia never strangles the host but survives by dropping down one or two large roots which provide water and nutrients  from the ground. In this unusual case the host tree has obviously rotted away  whilst the fig has survived  with the support of a single root.

All photos by Shuai LIAO. Collection # 20190328

For a comparison with Ficus drupacea which grows along the same trail click here.

01 Ficus dubia Pulau Gaya, Base Camp●20190328★ Shuai LIAO-LSL_8255

04 Ficus dubia trunk with lenticels , Pulau Gaya, Base Camp●20190328★ Shuai LIAO-LSL_8254.JPG

04 Ficus dubia Pulau Gaya, Base Camp●20190328★ Shuai LIAO-LSL_8245.JPG

07 Ficus dubia Pulau Gaya, Base Camp●20190328★ Shuai LIAO-LSL_8246

08 Ficus dubia Pulau Gaya, Base Camp●20190328★ Shuai LIAO-LSL_8250.JPG

06 Ficus dubia Pulau Gaya, Base Camp●20190328★Shuai LIAO-LSL_8242.JPG

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