Ficus megaleia growing next to the Kimanis-Keningau road  which runs through the Crocker Range Park in Sabah.

Ficus megaleia is one of two very common earth figs that grow along roadsides in the hills of Sabah. According to  Berg & Chantarasuwan (2007) A study on the taxonomy of some stoloniferous species of Ficus’  Ficus megaleia  can be distinguished from another common earth fig Ficus malayana by two key features of the leaves  (1)  6-24 side vein pairs not 6-7 pairs  and (2) With F. megaleia the majority of side veins are “furcate” (split) before they reach the margin of the leaf. With F. malayana a maximum of one or two side veins are furcate. Both these key features  be easily seen in the photos of F. megaleia shown below.

All photos by Shuai LIAO  taken on 9 September 2019. Collection #20190379.

01 Ficus megaleia Crocker Range Papar - Keningau●20190379★Shuai LIAO-IMG_9639

03 Ficus megaleia Crocker Range Kimanis ●20190379★ Shuai LIAO-LSL_9694.JPG

04 Ficus megaleia KImanis - Keningau●20190379★ Shuai LIAO-LSL_9695.JPG06 Ficus megaleia  Crocker Range Park Ulu Kimanis●20190379★ Shuai LIAO-LSL_9673.JPG

07 Ficus megaleia  Crocker Range Park Ulu Kimanis●20190379★ Shuai LIAO-LSL_9673.JPG

10 Ficus megaleia Crocker Range Kimanis ●20190379★ Shuai LIAO-LSL_9694.JPG

Malaysia, Sabah, Papar, Crocker Range Park, Along Jln Papar - Keningau●20190379★Photographed By Shuai LIAO-LSL_9659 - 02.JPG
The orange arrows point to the furcate side veins i.e. side veins which branch before they reach the margin of the leaf. According to Berg (2007)  with Ficus megaleia most side veins are furcate but with F. malayana only one or two are furcate on each leaf.
12 Ficus megaleia Papar - Keningau●20190379★ Shuai LIAO-LSL_9741
The orange arrows point to the furcate side veins i.e. side veins which branch before they reach the margin of the leaf. According to Berg (2007)  with Ficus megaleia most side veins are furcate but with F. malayana only one or two are furcate on each leaf.

08 Ficus megaleia  Crocker Range Park Ulu Kimanis●20190379★ Shuai LIAO-LSL_9673.JPG09 Ficus megaleia  Crocker Range Park Ulu Kimanis●20190379★ Shuai LIAO-LSL_9673.JPG

03 Ficus megaleia Crocker Range Papar - Keningau●20190379★Shuai LIAO-IMG_9639