Ficus tinctoria
Dye fig
As recorded: Ficus tinctoria subsp. tinctoria
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- 5894
- Date
- July 26, 1986
- Locality
- Mitiaro - in the center of the village near the church
- Island
- Mitiaro
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 26, 1986, Whistler, W.A. also collected 5 other specimens.
Ficus tinctoria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1986. 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 518587. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956375509. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/518587.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956375509 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
