| Ficus uncinata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Species: | F. uncinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ficus uncinata | |
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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]
The 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) in height and a DBH of not over 15 cm (6 in), from which stolons (which constitute an inflorescence and are sometimes called "stolon-panicles") extend along the ground surface for up to 10 m (33 ft). [3] 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 pyriform (pear-shaped) or globose 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. [4]
The 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]
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