Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Streptophyta

Class: Equisetopsida

Subclass: Magnoliidae

Order: Rosales

Family: Moraceae

Genus: Ficus

Species: tinctoria

Description: Ficus tinctoria, also known as the dye fig or humped fig, is a fig tree found in Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. It has small, rust-brown fruit that is used to make a red dye. The fruit is also edible.  A hemiepiphytic tree that can grow as a strangler fig .Has smooth, oval green leaves .Has small oil dots visible with a lens .Has leaf blades that are slightly sandpapery on both sides .Has figs that ripen from green to orange to red .Has figs that are about 10-17 mm in diameter .Habitat Grows in moist valleys, Grows in rocky areas or over boulders, Grows on palms, and Grows in coastal limestone rocks.  

Uses :The fruit is used to make a red dye in traditional fabric making in parts of Oceania and Indonesia .The fruit is also edible and is a major food source in the low-lying atolls of Micronesia and Polynesia 

Varieties 

Ficus tinctoria var tinctoria is found in Fiji and on islands off the coast of East Borneo  

Ficus tinctoria var gibbosa is common in Kota Kinabalu and surrounding areas  

Ficus tinctoria var hutan is found in Borneo 

 Uses:Food  

The fruit is edible and used in puddings and preserves 

A major food source in the low-lying atolls of Micronesia and Polynesia 

Medicine  

A decoction of juice and leaves is used as a tonic for postpartum weakness 

Leaves are used as a poultice for broken bones 

Bark and root are used to treat diarrhea, menorrhagia, constipation, and fever 

In India, young leaves are inserted in the ears as an antidote for snake bites 

In Keral, India, the Madayipara tribals use stem and leaf juice as an internal remedy for convulsions and weakness.