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Ficus elastica

Authority Roxb. ex Hornem. Family Magnoliopsida:Dilleniidae:Urticales:Moraceae Synonyms Common names arvore da goma elastica, Assam rubber tree, borracheira da India, figueira da borracha, Indian rubber tree, karet tree, litonde, rambong, rubber plant, rubber tree Editor Ecocrop code 1075

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SOURCES Troup R 1921 pp 865-872 [LIG, TEXT, DRA, FER] Roecklein J 1987 pp 265 [USE, TEMP] Duke J 1975 pp 16 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] KILLING T Stands mild frosts. GROWING PERIOD Perennial evergreen tree. Trees are usually tapped from there 25th year and some trees are tapped for 100 years. COMMON NAMES Indian rubber fig, Rubber-plant, Indian caoutchouc, Assam rubber, Attah, Bor attah, Bor. FURTHER INF Indian rubber fig can grow up to 40-50 m tall. It is native of India and in the Himalayan, it can be found up to 1650 m in elevation. Best adapted to warm and humid tropical rainforest conditions, but thrives well in many localities outside its natural habitat.
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