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Ficus tinctoria
Dye fig
As recorded: Ficus tinctoria G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae
- Collected by
- Lau, S.K.
- Collector number
- 3748
- Date
- April 11, 1934
- Locality
- Chim Fung Ling near Sam Mo Watt village. Kan-en district.
- Island
- Hainan
- Region
- Hainan Province, China
- Identified by
- Merrill, E.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 11, 1934, Lau, S.K. also collected 19 other specimens.
Ficus tinctoria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ficus tinctoria. BISH 162890. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956622446. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/162890.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956622446 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
