Covellia aurata Miq.
Ficus aurata var. densiserra (Miq.) Miq.
Ficus aurata var. longipilosa Corner
Ficus aurata var. palawanensis Corner
Ficus aurata var. pedunculata Corner
Ficus auriculifera Merr., Ficus aurita var. auriculifera (Merr.) Corner, Ficus aurita var. celebica (Reinw. ex Blume) Corner, Ficus celebica Reinw. ex Blume, Ficus chrysocarpa var. undulata H.J.P.Winkl., Ficus densiserra Miq.
Common name
Yellow Hairy Fig
Family
Moraceae
Habit
Woody Shrub/Tree
Maximum height (m)
20
Native or Non-native
Native
Invasive
Habitat
Terrestrial (Primary Rainforest, Mountain, Secondary Rainforest, Disturbed Area / Open Ground). Widely distributed in lowland and hill forests. In severely disturbed sites (forest edges, hedges, belukar, road sides, clearings, etc.) or open sites in mixed dipterocarp and montane forests up to 1500 m altitude. Common along rivers and streams and hillsides. Often on clay soils, but also on sand and ultrabasic.
Distribution in Singapore
Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Old Turf Club, Pulau Tekong, near Lorong Gangsa, and Woodlands Road
Distribution worldwide
Indo-China, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Riau Archipelago, Philippines
