GOLDEN HAIRY FIG (Ficus Aurata)
This shrub or small tree is common throughout Singapore, growing in a variety of habitats, especially along the edges of wooded areas or secondary forests. The distinguishing characteristics of this shrub are the golden hairy figs and twigs and the prominent network of fine veins on the undersides of the rough leaves. The leave can vary in shape, from long elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, between 6-28 cm long. Both surface of the leaves are covered with stiff golden hair, sparsely on the surface, densely on the undersides, and are rough to the touch. Leaf margins are finely toothed. The almost round, slightly pear shaped hairy figs are 1-2 cm wide, shortly stalked, usually in pairs and borne in leaf axils.
Do you know.. the Latin word auratus means flecked with gold; alluding to the golden hair on the leaves
Do you know.. the Latin word auratus means flecked with gold; alluding to the golden hair on the leaves