Ficus tinctoria subsp. gibbosa

Ficus tinctoria subsp. gibbosa is a medium sized deciduous tree or straggler growing up to 10 m. 
Usually epiphyte on host trees or rocks when young, the root system of Ficus tinctoria can be self-sustaining. 
The mature prop-roots can grow up to 25 m in height. 

The bark of Ficus tinctoria is grey in colour and coarse. 
The branchlets are brown. 
As a hemi-epiphytic species, the branches of Ficus tinctoria can embrace the trunks of host plants forming a network of branches or creeping along old walls, wells and rocks.

The leaves of Ficus tinctoria subsp. gibbosa are simple, with an alternate arrangement. 
The leaves are obliquely elliptic-ovate or rhomboidal shaped, often asymmetrical. 
The leaves are 5-15 cm long and 3-7 cm wide. 
They are coriaceous and rough. 
The upper side of the leaf is dark green in colour with white lenticels and the lower side of the leaf is pale green to white. 
There are 5 to 6 pairs of lateral nerves that are prominent on either side of the leaf. The base of the leaf is unequally rounded to acute and glandular on the broader side. 
The leaf margin is entire and the apex acute. 
The leaves and stems exude a white latex when broken.

The flowers of Ficus tinctoria subsp. gibbosa are enclosed within the inflorescence structure formed by the fig, which is also known as synconia. 
The fig is actually a compartment carrying hundreds of flowers. 
The flowers of Ficus tinctoria are dioecious. 
The male flowers are yellow and the female become red when mature.
The gale flowers are similar to the male flowers. 

The fruits of Ficus tinctoria subsp. gibbosa are figs. 
The figs of Ficus tinctoria are growing in pairs or clusters, rarely solitary. 
They are small, less than 1 cm and globose or pyriform in shape. 
The base of the fruit attenuates into the stalk. 
The figs have sparse small tubercles which are slightly rough. 
The peduncle is short, less than 1 cm. 
The fruits are green turning to yellow and orange when ripe.

The seeds of Ficus tinctoria subsp. gibbosa are enclosed inside the fig. 
They are minuscule (less than 1 mm in size).