PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Moraceae Cat. # 2393 
Ficus geocharis cf, 
Det. By: A.C. Church 1/94 
Locality: 
Borneo; W. Kalimantan, Sintang. 
Bukit Baka National Park. Southeast of camp along 
bank of Sungai Ella. 
0°37’S 112°15’E Alt: 280 m 
Habitat: 
Mixed dipterocarp forest, associates include 
Euphorbiaceae, Dilleniaceae, Myrtaceae, 
Burseraceae. Red clay soil. 
Field Char: 
Tree 5 m, 6.5 cm dbh. Outer bark brown, lenticels 
running horizontally. Latex white. Twigs with 
villous white hairs. Leaves with venation beneath 
raised, pubescence white. Infructescence geocarpic, 
growing up to 15 m long. Fruit orange, covered 
densely with villous golden hairs. 
Notes: 
Local name: Timau. Use: Young fruit eaten raw with 
a little salt for dy sentry. 
Church, A.C. 493 2 November 1993 
With Mahyar, U.W., Ruskandi, A. and Nurdin. 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
PLANTS OF INDONESIA 
Sterculiaceae Cat. # 2394 
Sterculia stipulata Korth. 
Det. By: A.C. Church 1/94 
Locality: 
Borneo; W. Kalimantan, Sintang. 
Bukit Baka National Park. Southeast of camp along 
bank of Sungai Ella. 
0°37'S 112°15'E Alt: 280 m 
Habitat: 
Mixed dipterocarp forest, associates include 
Euphorbiaceae, Dilleniaceae, Myrtaceae, 
Burseraceae. Red clay soil. 
Field Char: 
Small tree 4 m tall, 5 cm dbh. Outer bark reddish- 
brown, fissured. Stilt roots 1 m tall, 9 cm dbh. 
Branches w/visid clear sap. Leaves scabrous beneath. 
Stipules paper thin, 1.5 cm long. Infructescence 37 
cm. Fruit 11 cm by 3.5 cm diam.; abaxial pale 
yellow, adaxial orangish-red, seed red. 
Notes: 
Local name: Belebu. 
Church, A.C. 494 2 November 1993 
With Mahyar, U.W., Ruskandi, A. and Nurdin. 
HERBARIUM BOGORIENSE 
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA 
