✿Moraceae · Ficus

Dye Fig

Ficus tinctoria

Tree

Habit: Tree
Found in India: Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Ficus tinctoria
Genus: Ficus
Family: Moraceae
Habit: Tree
Found in India: Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttarakhand

Leaf characters

Leaf shape: Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
Leaf surface: GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“In Australia it is recorded as a medium-sized tree with smooth, oval green leaves.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Arrangement: Alternate
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Dye Fig itself; the rest are typical of the Moraceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
Inflorescence: Catkin
Fruit: Drupe

Typical of the Moraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

Local Names

Tamil: இத்தி, கல்லத்தி
Malayalam: ഇത്തി

About Dye Fig

A member of the Moraceae family, Dye Fig (Ficus tinctoria) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 10 other states.

Botanical family

Moraceae

Fig/Mulberry family

Dye Fig belongs to the Moraceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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