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Heritage Trees of Singapore
CentralJohor Fig2012

Johor Fig (HT 2012-195)

This Heritage Tree can be found in Singapore Botanic Gardens, Rainforest.

Tall trees with dense green foliage in a forest setting, sunlight visible through the branches.
Worm's Eye View of Heritage Tree (📷: Heritage Tree Secretariat)

Heritage Tree Information

Reference ID
HT 2012-195

Scientific name: Ficus kerkhovenii
Family name: Moraceae
Girth: 14 m @ 1.3 m height
Height: 26.6 m

Location
Singapore Botanic Gardens, Rainforest (View Map) (opens in new tab)

The Johor Fig is an immense strangling fig that can grow up to 45 m in height. It has a very large and wide spreading crown and pinkish brown bark. Its figs ripen to pale yellow or orange. Native to Singapore and endangered in the wild, this species was reportedly common in Java and Malaya in the mid-1900s.

The species epithet kerkhovenii is named after Dutch botanist E.J. Kerkhoven (1834 – 1905), who was known for his explorations in Java.

As with many other Ficus species, the figs are a reliable source of food for fruit-eating animals such as the Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans) (opens in new tab), Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala) (opens in new tab), Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) (opens in new tab), and Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) (opens in new tab).

For more information on this species, please refer to NParks Flora & Fauna Web profile. (opens in new tab)