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Ficus tinctoria
Dye fig
As recorded: Ficus tinctoria G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Moraceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.; Lewis, C.; Jones, C.; Bishock, F.; Eperiam, E.; Lengsi, R.F. Bishock →Emos Eperiam →C.R. Jones →R. Lengsi →C.B. Lewis →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- 21127
- Date
- September 22, 2008
- Locality
- Nan Pil river, outside town of Kolonia, above Powerplant, road to Lipuduhnap falls, right fork.
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Region
- Nett Municipality, Micronesia
- Elevation
- 131 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 22, 2008, Perlman, S.; Lewis, C.; Jones, C.; Bishock, F.; Eperiam, E.; Lengsi, R. also collected 7 other specimens.
Ficus tinctoria observed alive
This specimen was collected in 2008. 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 763679. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956470342. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/763679.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956470342 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
