Ficus tinctoria

Dye fig

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae

Collected by: Hosaka, E.Y.
Collector number: 3006
Date: June 21, 1946
Locality: Charan-Tarhoho.
Island: Saipan
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 61 m
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On June 21, 1946, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Ficus tinctoria observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. 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 162433. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956582205. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/162433.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956582205 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

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