Ficus tinctoria

Dye fig
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Moraceae
Genus:	Ficus
Species:	F. tinctoria
Binomial name
Ficus tinctoria G.Forst.
Synonyms
List Ficus altimeraloo Roxb. ex Miq. Ficus ampelas K.D.Koenig ex Roxb. nom. illeg. Ficus angulata Miq. Ficus angustata Miq. Ficus antoniana Elmer Ficus chlorosykon Rech. Ficus clarkei King Ficus cuneata Blume Ficus cuspidifera Miq. Ficus dodonaeifolia Zipp. ex Miq. Ficus excelsa (Miq.) Miq. nom. illeg. Ficus excelsa Vahl Ficus fenicis Merr. Ficus gibbosa Blume Ficus irregularis Steud. Ficus laeta Decne. Ficus michelii H.Lév. Ficus neoehudarum Summerh. Ficus paradoxa Blume Ficus parasitica K.D.Koenig ex Willd. Ficus pereng Steud. Ficus pervia Miq. Ficus platypoda var. angustata (Miq.) Corner Ficus pseudobotryoides H.Lév. & Vaniot Ficus reticulata Thunb. Ficus reticulosa Miq. Ficus rhomboidalis H.Lév. & Vaniot nom. illeg. Ficus rhomboidalis Vahl Ficus rigida Blume nom. illeg. Ficus scabriuscula Buch.-Ham. ex Sm. Ficus sclerophylla Roxb. Ficus subobliqua Miq. Ficus swinhoei King Ficus tuberculata Roxb. Ficus validinervis F.Muell. ex Benth. Ficus volubilis (Dalzell) King

Ficus tinctoria, also known as dye fig, or humped fig is a hemiepiphytic tree of genus Ficus. It is also one of the species known as strangler fig.

It is found in Asia, Malesia, northern Australia, and the South Pacific islands.

In Australia it is recorded as a medium-sized tree with smooth, oval green leaves. It is found often growing in rocky areas or over boulders. The leaves are asymmetrical.

The small rust brown fruit of the dye fig are the source of a red dye used in traditional fabric making in parts of Oceania and Indonesia.

The fruit is also used for medicinal purposes.

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