Ficus elastica
India Rubber Tree, Indian Rubber Fig
Other regional names: Indian Rubbertree
- Indian Rubbertree
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Moraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Ficus elastica (commonly known as India rubber tree or Indian Rubber Fig) is a tree within the Moraceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Bahamas, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Gambia, The, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, India, Jamaica, Juan Fernández Is., Leeward Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Sicilia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.