Ficus elastica

Also known as India-rubber tree, rubber fig, rubber bush, rubber tree, rubber plant, Indian rubber bush, Indian rubber tree

species of plant

OverviewAI-generated

*Ficus elastica* is a species of plant in the family Moraceae. It belongs to the genus *Ficus* and the subgenus *Urostigma*. The scientific name is cited as *Ficus elastica* Roxb. ex Hornem. Common names for this taxon include Indian rubberplant, Rubber Bush, Indian rubber tree, and Indian rubber fig. It is distinct from *Hevea brasiliensis*.

The species is native to regions including Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its range also includes Beijing, China, Fujian, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. *Ficus elastica* has uses in afforestation. The IUCN Red List assessed its conservation status as Least Concern in 2022.

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Species

Least Concern

Indian rubber tree

Ficus elastica

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderRosales
FamilyMoraceae

Native toAssam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Observations recorded4,481

印度榕（学名：Ficus elastica），又名橡胶榕，印度橡胶榕，印度橡膠樹或印度橡樹，屬於雙子葉植物綱蕁麻目桑科榕屬榕亚属常綠喬木。因為含有白色黏液的乳汁，所以成為早期橡膠的來源，但也易被人誤疑為橡膠樹的一種，花果期為每年9月到11月。印度榕原産錫金、印度東北部、緬甸、馬來西亞北部、印度尼西亞（蘇門答臘、爪哇）等地。

via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 669
With media: 423
Family: Moraceae
Collections: UAZ, UACH, UTEP, ECOSUR, CICY, INECOL
Recorded in: Mexico, Malaysia, United States, Honduras

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Encyclopedic overview

Ficus elastica, the rubber fig, rubber bush, rubber tree, rubber plant, or Indian rubber bush, Indian rubber tree, or rambung is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to eastern parts of South and Southeast Asia. It has become naturalized in Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and the US state of Florida. Its common names reflect its historical use as a source of rubber within its native range, but it is not used in the modern commercial-scale production of natural rubber.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ficus elastica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.