ficus tinctoria

Ficus tinctoria, also known as dye fig, or humped fig is a hemiepiphytic tree of genus Ficus. It is also one of the species known as strangler fig.It is found in Asia, Malesia, northern Australia, and the South Pacific islands.Palms are favorable host species. Root systems of dye fig can come together to be self sustaining but the epiphyte usually falls if the host tree dies or rots away.In Australia it is recorded as a medium-sized tree with smooth, oval green leaves. It is found often growing in ...