{{Short description|Species of tree}} {{Speciesbox |image=Maclura tinctoria2.jpg |image_caption = In Argentina |status = LC |status_system = IUCN3.1 |status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Rivers, M.C. |author2=Barstow, M. |author3=Mark, J. |date=2017 |title=''Maclura tinctoria'' |volume=2017 |article-number=e.T61886731A61886745 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T61886731A61886745.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref> |genus=Maclura |species=tinctoria |authority=(L.) Steud. |synonyms_ref=<ref>{{GRIN |accessdate=17 December 2017}}</ref> |synonyms=* ''Chlorophora tinctoria'' {{au|(L.) Benth. & Hook. f.}} * ''Maclura mora'' {{au|Griseb.}} * ''Morus tinctoria'' {{au|L.}} }}
thumb|In Colombia '''''Maclura tinctoria''''', known as '''old fustic''' and '''dyer's mulberry''',<ref name="Goodwin (1982)">{{cite book|last=Goodwin|first=Jill|title=A Dyer's Manual|publisher=Pelham Books Ltd.|location=London|date=1982|page=60|isbn=0-7207-1327-7}}</ref> is a medium to large tree of the Neotropics, from Mexico to Argentina. It produces a yellow dye called '''fustic''' primarily known for coloring khaki fabric for U.S. military apparel during World War I.{{Citation needed|date=February 2010}} This dye contains the flavonoid morin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/morus+tinctoria|title=Morus tinctoria|access-date=20 February 2010}}</ref> It is dioecious, so both male and female plants are needed to set seed.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1016/j.flora.2018.01.009|title=Floral development of Moraceae species with emphasis on the perianth and androecium|year=2018|last1=Leite|first1=Viviane Gonçalves|last2=Mansano|first2=Vidal Freitas|last3=Pádua Teixeira|first3=Simone|journal=Flora|volume=240|pages=116–132}}</ref>
The leaves can be used to feed silk worms.<ref>{{cite book|author=Mabberley, D.J.|year=1997|title=The plant book: A portable dictionary of the vascular plants|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge}}</ref>
Old fustic is not to be confused with young fustic (''Rhus cotinus'') from southern Europe and Asia, which provides a more fugitive colour.
==Dyeing== Fustic is a bright yellow dye that is very color-fast when used with mordants. It is frequently combined with other dyestuffs and various mordants to produce a range of yellow and greenish colors:<ref name="Goodwin (1982)" /> * With woad or indigo: bright or Saxon greens * With bichromate of potash: old gold * With logwood and bichromate of potash: greenish yellows * With copper sulfate: olive greens * With ferrous sulfate: dark greens
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tinctoria Category:Plant dyes Category:Plants described in 1753 Category:Botanical taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Category:Trees of Northern America Category:Trees of South America