Wild Ficus of Seremban

 Ficus subpisocarpa

Ficus subpisocarpa ( called 笔管榕 in China and 雀榕 in Taiwan ) is a species of small deciduous tree native to Japan, China, Taiwan and southeast Asia to the Moluccas.  The figs are ramiflorous, that is the fruit grow on the branches.

Two subspecies are recognized  : pubipoda and  subpisocarpa . 

Ants predominantly of the genus Crematogaster have been recorded living in stem cavities. Ficus subpisocarpa is pollinated by Platyscapa ishiiana (Agaonidae).

Ficus hispida

Ficus hispida ( 对叶榕 ) is a small but well distributed species of tropical fig tree. It occurs in many parts of Asia and as far south east as Australia.   An unusual feature is the figs which hang on long stems.

Two subspecies are recognized  : rubra and  badistrigosa . 

In Australia the fruit are eaten by cassowaries and double-eyed fig parrots. Phayre's leaf monkey feeds on the leaves as do the larvae of the moth Melanocercops ficuvorella. The fig wasp Apocrypta bakeri has F. hispida as its host, where it parasitizes the other fig wasp Ceratosolen solmsi.

 Ficus grossularioides

Two varieties are recognized  : stenoloba and  kingii .

Young shoots are eaten raw; decoctions of leaves are used to treat kidney complaints.  Latex is used against scorpion bites.