Family: Moraceae

Genus: Ficus

Species: tinctoria

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000821

English name: Dye fig

Arabic name: Humped fig

Native: China, Philippines, Australia

Country: Asia China Philippines

(PGR): Rare

Small tree or shrub leaves asymmetrical, stalks thick, to 15 cm fruit is a fig, appearing in leaf axils, usually paired, round, to 15 cm ripening orange to red or purple    

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.

Fertility: High

Drainage: Moderately well drained

Salinity: Low

Water Sources: Well water

Climates: Subtropics Tropical

Lights: Full sun

Propagation: Seeds, cuttings

Flowering time: Spring

Zone: 9b : 12

pH range: 6.2-7.5

Status: Least concern

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Small tree

Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated

Collecting Sources: Botanical garden

Plant Uses: Dye Landscape Ornamental

Plant Populations density: Cultivated

Vegetation types: Evergreen

pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline