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Ipil leaves A very widespread coastal legume tree. This one was growing on the beach. There are lots of usage for this tree making it sought by many people thus causing it to become vulnerable to extinction. Geotagged,Intsia bijuga,Malaysia,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Ipil leaves

A very widespread coastal legume tree. This one was growing on the beach. There are lots of usage for this tree making it sought by many people thus causing it to become vulnerable to extinction.

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    _ChunXingWong_
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    This Ipil tree is not alone. It has a epiphytic fig growing on it:
    Ipil trunk being strangled This coastal legume tree is being strangled by the Acorn Fig (Ficus glandifera), another coastal species. This conflict between the Ipil tree and this epiphytic tree may be going on for many decades. It looks like both trees are still doing well, neither of them giving up easily. Geotagged,Intsia bijuga,Malaysia,Summer
     Posted 4 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      Does that mean it's doomed? Posted 4 years ago
      1. View _ChunXingWong_'s profile
        _ChunXingWong_
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        Can't be sure yet, both seems to be doing fine. It's a game of patience and resilience. If the strangler fig got diseased and die first, then the Ipil tree wins. If the strangler fig managed to get more nutrients and overgrow the Ipil tree then we know who the winner is. Posted 4 years ago

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The Ipil

''Intsia bijuga'' is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, native to the Indo-Pacific. It ranges from Tanzania and Madagascar east through India and Queensland, Australia to the Pacific islands of Fiji and Samoa.

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Similar species: Fabales
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By _ChunXingWong_

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Uploaded Nov 18, 2020. Captured Sep 19, 2020 12:19 in Unnamed Road, Sabah, Malaysia.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
  • f/8.0
  • 1/1579s
  • ISO200
  • 196.51mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.