Moraceae
Fig
Ficus tinctoria
- Family
- Moraceae
- Genus
- Ficus
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Common names
By language (9)
- Arabic
- تين صبغي
- arz
- تين صبغى
- Chinese
- 山豬枷, 斜叶榕, 斜葉榕, 染料榕, 梁料榕, 山猪枷, 匍匐斜叶榕
- English
- Fig, Dye fig, Humped fig
- Hebrew
- פיקוס טינקטוריה
- Indonesian
- Ara bereteh
- Malayalam
- ഇത്തി
- Tamil
- கல்லத்தி, இந்திரி, இறவி, இறாடகம், கல்லித்தி
- Tongan
- Masi, Pittosporum arborescens
Synonyms
- Ficus altimeraloo Roxb. ex Miq.
- Ficus altimeraloo var. laeta (Decne.) Miq.
- Ficus antoniana Elmer
- Ficus chlorosykon Rechinger
- Ficus excelsa Miq.
- Ficus fenicis Merr.
- Ficus laeta Decne.
- Ficus michelii H.Lév.
- Ficus neoebudarum Summerh.
- Ficus neoehudarum Summerh.
- Ficus reticulosa Miq.
- Ficus swinhoei King
- Ficus tinctoria subsp. swinhoei (King) Corner
- Ficus tinctoria subsp. tinctoria
- Ficus tinctoria var. neoehudarum (Summerh.) Fosberg
- Ficus validinervis F.Muell. ex Benth.
- Urostigma excelsum Miq.
Characteristics
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native
Plant problems
Fiddle leaf fig dropping leaves in fall: causes and fixesWhy your fiddle leaf fig drops leaves in fall, how to dial in autumn light and watering, and how to tell normal shedding apart from root rot.
Weeping fig dropping leaves after moving indoorsWeeping fig dropping leaves indoors? A change in light is often the cause. Learn how to adjust watering and spot signs of trouble.
Photos
Photo: Tauʻolunga, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Hervé Rey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Hervé Rey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Arborist Trees, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Yves Burckel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.