About Dye Fig
Dye Fig (Ficus tinctoria subsp. gibbosa) is a shrub 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. It is typically found in moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains key identification features : climbing bushy shrub or small free-standing tree up to 8 m tall, hemi-epiphytic, embracing the trunks of host plants forming network of branches or creeping along old walls, wells and rocks. aerial roots absent or few; dioecious. fig globose-subglobose or pyriform, appears in pairs, solitary or umbellate fascicles, grren turning to yellow to orange when ripe. It occurs across India, China and Sri Lanka, Timor, Myanmar. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during December-May.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus tinctoria subsp. gibbosa
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- MORACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains Key identification features : Climbing bushy shrub or small free-standing tree up to 8 m tall, hemi-epiphytic, embracing the trunks of host plants forming network of branches or creeping along old walls, wells and rocks. Aerial roots absent or few; dioecious. Fig globose-subglobose or pyriform, appears in pairs, solitary or umbellate fascicles, grren turning to yellow to orange when ripe
- Distribution
- India, China and Sri Lanka, Timor, Myanmar
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- இத்தி, கல்லத்தி
- Malayalam
- ഇത്തി
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Dye Fig belongs to the Moraceae family.
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