ficus septica

Ficus septica (called hauli tree in the Philippines, 稜果榕 in China and Taiwan) is a shrub or tree of the family Moraceae living at low altitudes from northeast India to north Australia (Queensland), and throughout Malesia.

It lives on the edge of the vegetation, often in degraded environments. The seeds of this species are dispersed by numerous species, including fruit bats (Megachiroptera) when present.

Ficus septica was described first by the Dutch botanist Nicolaas Laurens Burman in 1768. Two centuries ...