Funtumia elastica
Bush Rubber, Ive Rubber
Other regional names: Lagos Rubber +3 more
- Lagos Rubber
- Lagos Silk Rubbertree
- Silkrubber
- West African Rubbertree
Also known as: Kibatalia elastica (Preuss) Merr. +2 more
- Kibatalia elastica (Preuss) Merr.
- Kickxia elastica Preuss
- Kixia elastica Preuss
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Apocynaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Found natively in Africa, Funtumia elastica (commonly known as Bush-Rubber or Ive-rubber) is a tree belonging to the Apocynaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Benin, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre
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)
China South-Central, Cuba, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Trinidad-Tobago