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Ficus tinctoria in life
In life — Dye fig, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) tavita_togia2016, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by tavita_togia2016
BISH 735685Botany

Ficus tinctoria

Dye fig

As recorded: Ficus tinctoria G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae

Collected by
Trauernicht, C.
Collector number
150
Date
April 17, 2005
Locality
Kitti Cave
Island
Pohnpei
Region
Micronesia
Coordinates
6.8639, 158.2270
Elevation
550 m
Identified by
Flynn, T.W.
Record type
Preserved specimen
398 Bishop specimens of Ficus tinctoria · collected 1893–2017Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On April 17, 2005, Trauernicht, C. also collected 4 other specimens.

Still here: Ficus tinctoria observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-08.

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

Cite this specimen

Ficus tinctoria. BISH 735685. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956159387. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/735685.

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