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Ficus punctata Thunb.

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Bukit Tagar, Hulu Selangor, Malaysia.Ficus punctata Thunb. Moraceae. CN: [Malay - Akar tengkuk biawak hitam, Akar gulung bidai, Kelah], Climbing fig. A hemiphytic climber or scrambler bearing fruits on old vines. Plant indigenous to Malesia, Indo-China and some parts of East Asia. The large, bright orange to red fruits are speckled with white blotches and eventually soften and turn brown-black. Fruit a sycamore.Synonym(s):Ficus aurantiaca Griff.Ficus aurantiaca var. parvifolia (Corner) CornerFicus kallicarpa Miq.Ficus megacarpa Merr.Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?458324adalebih.blogspot.com/2011/01/tengkuk-biawak.html

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