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Ficus elastica - Leaves - Click to enlarge!

Leaves; Nigeria; 4/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Ficus elastica - Foliage - Click to enlarge!

Foliage; Nigeria; 4/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Ficus elastica - Bark - Click to enlarge!

Bark; Nigeria; 4/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Ficus elastica - Lateral roots - Click to enlarge!

Lateral roots; Nigeria; 4/2006 © Ralf Biechele

Ficus elastica - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Nigeria; 12/2007 © Ralf Biechele

Dataset

Identifier: 1697
Date of entry: 01.06.2011
Last update: 11.01.2020

Common name

English: Rubber fig

German: Gummibaum

Portuguese: Árvore-da-borracha

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Rosales (124)

        Family: Moraceae (29)(family description)

          Genus: Ficus (21)

            Epithet: elastica Roxb. ex Hornem. (1)

elastica => elastic

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: tree

External links

Check for Ficus elastica at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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