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Intl. NamesDye FigEN Humped FigEN Humped Fig TreeEN
Local NamesMatiRR,MG,AT,MK,MT,AK WeloPK
Pacific NamesMatiSAM MasiTON
Sci. NamesFicus tinctoria (accepted name)
, Ficus tinctoria subsp. tinctoria
High Tax. Eng.Vascular Plant, Flowering Plant, Dicot, a tree
High Tax. Latink.PLANTAE, p.ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae), c.MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones), o.Urticales, f.MORACEAE
Natl. PresenceSthPNthPOceanic?Present
Sth. PresenceRR+MG++AT+++MK+MT++AK+PL-MN-TK-
Nth. PresenceTN-MH-RK-PK++NS?SW-
VouchersPK2004
OriginNative; Resident
Global RangeNative: (species) India - s.China - Indonesia/n.Australia - Societies;
HabitatLand; Lowlands, Horticultural Zone; Uplands
ThreatenedSub-nationally endangered - seriously
InvasivenessNo Content
BiosecurityNo Content
Medical StatusMedicine
Harmful StatusNo Content
UsesMaterial - for dyes
Key FeaturesA climbing strangler, forming a tree with prop-roots, to 25m. LEAVES alternate, oval, to 18x9cm; glossy dark green above, pale green below; edge smooth; tip round; base round, often asymmetrial; stalk tick, to 15mm. FRUIT in axils, usually paired; round to 15mmØ, ripening through orange to red or purple.
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Citation Information
McCormack, Gerald (2009-2017) Cook Islands Biodiversity & Ethnobiology Database, Version 2017.1. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.pacificbiodiversity.net
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