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'''''Ficus tinctoria''''', also known as '''dye fig''', or '''humped fig''' is a [[hemiepiphyte|hemiepiphytic]] tree of genus ''[[Ficus]]''. It is also one of the species known as ''[[strangler fig]]''.<ref name= |
'''''Ficus tinctoria''''', also known as '''dye fig''', or '''humped fig''' is a [[hemiepiphyte|hemiepiphytic]] tree of genus ''[[Ficus]]''. It is also one of the species known as ''[[strangler fig]]''.<ref name="RFK8"/> |
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It is found in [[Asia]], [[Malesia]], northern [[Australia]], and the South Pacific islands.<ref name= |
It is found in [[Asia]], [[Malesia]], northern [[Australia]], and the South Pacific islands.<ref name="RFK8"/> |
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Palms are favorable host species. Root systems of dye fig can come together to be self sustaining but the epiphyte usually falls if the host tree dies or rots away.<ref>Liu W., Wang P., Li J., Liu Wenyao, and Li Hongmei (2014), Plasticity of source‐water acquisition in epiphytic, transitional and terrestrial growth phases of ''Ficus tinctoria'', ''Ecohydrol.'', 7; pages 1524–1533, doi:10.1002/eco.1475</ref> |
Palms are favorable host species. Root systems of dye fig can come together to be self sustaining but the epiphyte usually falls if the host tree dies or rots away.<ref>Liu W., Wang P., Li J., Liu Wenyao, and Li Hongmei (2014), Plasticity of source‐water acquisition in epiphytic, transitional and terrestrial growth phases of ''Ficus tinctoria'', ''Ecohydrol.'', 7; pages 1524–1533, doi:10.1002/eco.1475</ref> |
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In [[Australia]] it is recorded as a medium-sized tree with smooth, oval green leaves.<ref name= |
In [[Australia]] it is recorded as a medium-sized tree with smooth, oval green leaves.<ref name="RFK8"/> It is found often growing in rocky areas or over boulders.<ref name="RFK8"/> The leaves are asymmetrical.<ref name=Micronesica40/> |
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The small rust brown fruit of the dye fig are the source of a red [[dye]] used in traditional fabric making in parts of [[Oceania]] and [[Indonesia]]. |
The small rust brown fruit of the dye fig are the source of a red [[dye]] used in traditional fabric making in parts of [[Oceania]] and [[Indonesia]]. |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Ficus |
| Subgenus: | F. subg. Sycidium |
| Species: | F. tinctoria
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| Ficus tinctoria | |
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Ficus tinctoria, also known as dye fig, or humped fig is a hemiepiphytic tree of genus Ficus. It is also one of the species known as strangler fig.[3]
It is found in Asia, Malesia, northern Australia, and the South Pacific islands.[3]
Palms are favorable host species. Root systems of dye fig can come together to be self sustaining but the epiphyte usually falls if the host tree dies or rots away.[4]
In Australia it is recorded as a medium-sized tree with smooth, oval green leaves.[3] It is found often growing in rocky areas or over boulders.[3] The leaves are asymmetrical.[5]
The small rust brown fruit of the dye fig are the source of a red dye used in traditional fabric making in parts of Oceania and Indonesia.
The fruit is also edible and constitute as a major food source in the low-lying atolls of Micronesia and Polynesia.[6]
Subspecies
Ficus tinctoria subsp. gibbosa is an accepted subspecies.[7]
References
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Ficus tinctoria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T143277299A143295549. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "The Plant List: F. tinctoria". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Ficus tinctoria". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants (RFK8). Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Liu W., Wang P., Li J., Liu Wenyao, and Li Hongmei (2014), Plasticity of source‐water acquisition in epiphytic, transitional and terrestrial growth phases of Ficus tinctoria, Ecohydrol., 7; pages 1524–1533, doi:10.1002/eco.1475
- ^ Janet Franklin; Gunnar Keppel; W. Arthur Whistler (2008). "The vegetation and flora of Lakeba, Nayau and Aiwa Islands, Central Lau Group, Fiji" (PDF). Micronesica. 40: 169–225. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-13.
- ^ "Mati - Te Māra Reo". termarareo.org. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "The Plant List: F. tinctoria subsp. gibbosa". Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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