Rabara Vriksh / Indian Rubber Tree
Ficus elastica
Also known as Assam Rubber
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- February-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus elastica
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- Moraceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted as ornamental tree
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- North East India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Java
- Distribution
- India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Java, Malaya
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Moraceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Moraceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- रबर वृक्ष rabara vriksh
- Bengali
- ভারতীয় রাবার
- Tamil
- சீமை ஆல், சீமை ஆலமரம்
- Telugu
- Rabbaru, Sagubanka, Simamarri
- Kannada
- Goli, Goni, ಸೀಮೆ ಆಲ Seemeala
- Malayalam
- Shimayal, Simayal, ശീമയാൽ
- Marathi
- रबराचो वड Rabracho-vad
About Rabara Vriksh
Indian Rubber Tree (Ficus elastica) is a tree belonging to the Moraceae family (Fig/Mulberry family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, catkin/syconium/head flower clusters, drupe/syconium/sorosis fruit. It is typically found in planted as ornamental tree. Native to North East India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Java, it is distributed across India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Java, Malaya. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-April.
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Rabara Vriksh belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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