Ficus tinctoria

Dye fig

As recorded: Ficus tinctoria G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae

Collected by: Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number: 15689
Date: April 8, 1953
Locality: middle of E ridge above Fuai
Island: 'Eua Island
Region: Tonga
Elevation: 230 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

398 Bishop specimens of Ficus tinctoria · collected 1893–2017Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 8, 1953, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 23 other specimens.

Ficus tinctoria observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 902 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

香港新界军地

(c) sadaharu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

(c) ssnp107-1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08

Yigo, Guam

(c) CJ Paulino, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04

墾丁國家公園, 恆春鎮, 屏東縣, TW

(c) sohpia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-27

臺灣島, 左營區, 高雄市, TW

(c) 王美秀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-09-23

Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, TW

(c) 萌えアニメ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Ficus tinctoria. BISH 161537. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956273718. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/161537.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956273718 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026