Ficus uncinata, also known as earth fig in English and as ara entimau in Iban, is a species of flowering plant, a fruit tree in the fig family, that is native to Southeast Asia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. uncinata
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Description
editThe species grows as a shrub or small tree to 8 m in height, with a bole of up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in), from which stolons extend along the ground surface for up to 10 m (33 ft). The hairy, greenish-brown leaves are 21–27 cm (8.3–10.6 in) long by 10–11 cm (3.9–4.3 in) wide. The inflorescences occur along the stolons. The pink, red or brownish-purple fruits are 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) in diameter, and are covered by spine-like bracts.[2]
The ground-level figs are eaten and the seeds dispersed by pigs, deer, ground squirrels and rats. The function of the bracts is to prevent the fruits being swallowed whole by ground-level seed predators, such as pheasants and partridges.[3]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is found in Borneo and possibly in Sumatra. It occurs along streams and in hill areas and mountain forest up to an elevation of 2,000 m (6,560 ft).[2]
References
edit- ^ Chua, L.S.L.; Gardner, E.; Hamidi, A.; Kusuma, Y.W.C.K.; Maycock, C.R. (2024). "Ficus uncinata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T224980538A224980540. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Lamb, Anthony (2019). A guide to wild fruits of Borneo. Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo). p. 194. ISBN 978-983-812-191-0.
- ^ Phillipps, Quentin; Phillipps, Karen (2016). Phillipps' Field Guide to the Mammals of Borneo and their Ecology. Oxford, UK: John Beaufoy Publishing. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-906780-92-0.
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