Ficus burkei lower leaf surface

Against the light the venation of the Ficus burkei leaf shows the vein size cascading in serving parts of reducing size. The sturdy petiole reduces into the midrib, the upcurving lateral veins link to the finer net-veining that decreases across the blade until invisible. All the venation is creamy yellow here.

The veins are prominent on the lower surfaces, less conspicuous when seen from above.

The bracts below the fruits in picture are not as dark as those under some other fruits seen on the same tree (Coates Palgrave, 2002; Schmidt, et al, 2002; Van Wyk and Van Wyk, 1997; Pooley, 1993; iNaturalist).