Site icon THE FIGS OF BORNEO

Ficus uncinulata: Dispersed by the SFGC Tabin cat

Ficus uncinulata ( the Velcro Fig is a common fig of secondary forest and the forest edge throughout Borneo.

F. uncinulata is unique because the short hairs covering the figs are hooked and can cling on to passing animals and birds.

The Sabah Ficus Germplasm Centre  (SFGC) at Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo holds the largest living collection of Bornean Fig species in the world, around 90 native species, out of a total of around 150 species.

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