Appearance & recognition
Hollow young twigs give this fig its distinctive character. A tree may reach about 18 metres, with white latex and rough-surfaced figs clustered on trunks, branches or leaf axils. Mature figs turn pale green-yellow. Leaves are variable in size and outline, making the combination of twig, fig and growth form more useful than one leaf alone.
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National Parks Board Singapore · Ficus fistulosa — Flora & Fauna WebLife in the ecosystem
The tree grows in forests, disturbed margins and streamside settings from lowlands into lower mountains. Ceratosolen constrictus and Ceratosolen hewitti are recorded fig-wasp associates. Fruit clusters attract arboreal mammals, including fruit bats. Those fruit eaters must not be confused with the insect-eating Hardwicke’s woolly bat, whose special plant relationship concerns pitcher shelters.
