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Ficus tinctoria

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BISH 162421Botany

Ficus tinctoria

Dye fig

As recorded: Ficus tinctoria var. neoebudarum (Summerh.) Fosberg

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 31871
Date: February 27, 1950
Locality: Slopes above, as Malote, S side of island.
Island: Rota
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 250 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Ficus tinctoria observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 902 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Ficus tinctoria observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

香港新界军地

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

Ficus tinctoria observed 2026-10-19

2026-10-19

Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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

Ficus tinctoria observed 2026-10-08

2026-10-08

Yigo, Guam

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

Ficus tinctoria observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

墾丁國家公園, 恆春鎮, 屏東縣, TW

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

Ficus tinctoria observed 2026-09-27

2026-09-27

臺灣島, 左營區, 高雄市, TW

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

Ficus tinctoria observed 2026-09-23

2026-09-23

Hengchun Township, Pingtung County, TW

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Ficus tinctoria. BISH 162421. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956305535. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/162421.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956305535 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

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