White Fig (HT 2003 80)

Reference ID
HT 2003-80

Scientific name: Ficus vasculosa
Family name: Moraceae
Girth: 4.8 m @ 1.3 m height
Height: 28.3 m

Location
Sentosa, Woolrich Road,
within Satellite Station grounds

Ficus vasculosa or the white fig is a native fig species to Singapore, and can also be found in South Asia, and other parts of Southeast Asia such as Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Java. This evergreen tree can reach up to 20 m tall in height.

Figs are 12 to 17mm wide, pear-shaped with a stalk 6 to 17mm long, ripening light yellow then deep rose-red, glabrous (without hairs). The specific epithet vasculosa is Latin for 'little vessel', possibly referring to the vase-shaped figs.

For more information on this species, please refer to NParks' Flora & Fauna Web profile here.

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