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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

Leaf characters

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

Typical of the Moraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Radial
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

Dye Fig (Ficus tinctoria) is a tree belonging to the Moraceae family (Fig/Mulberry family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, catkin/syconium/head flower clusters, drupe/syconium/sorosis fruit.

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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