Old fustic

Used to produce fustic, which is a yellow dye often used for coloring khaki fabrics.

Names

Scientific
   Maclura tinctoria
Synonym
   Morus tinctoria
English
   Dyer's mulberry
   Old fustic
German
   Färbermaulbeerbaum

Taxonomy

Order
   Rosales
Family
   Moraceae
Genus
   Maclura
Species
   Maclura tinctoria (Old fustic)

Crop categories

Dye crops
Tropical crops

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