It is a robust vine, the trunk sometimes as thick as a man's thigh, climbing to the tops of the highest trees, apparently without preference as to its host, inasmuch as he saw it growing indifferently on ficus, Dipterocarpus, Litsaca, etc.
"The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines"
T. H. Pardo de Tavera
The Sumatran language shows traces of Indian and Arabic influence, and that the early civilisation of the huge island was of Hindu origin is evidenced by innumerable Sanskrit words, and by the fact that the consecrated pipal tree, the "ficus Religiosa" of India, remains to this day the sacred tree of the Batteks.
"Through the Malay Archipelago"
Emily Richings
It was of the kind known as the "nwana" tree, a species of ficus, with large sycamore-shaped leaves that grew thickly over its magnificent head.
"Popular Adventure Tales"
Mayne Reid