About Indian Rubber Tree
Ficus elastica, the rubber fig, rubber bush, rubber tree, rubber plant, or Indian rubber bush, Indian rubber tree, or rambung is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to eastern parts of South and Southeast Asia. It has become naturalized in Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and the US state of Florida. Its common names reflect its historical use as a source of rubber within its native range, but it is not used in the modern commercial-scale production of natural rubber.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ficus elastica
- Genus
- Ficus
- Family
- MORACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted as ornamental tree
- Native to
- North East India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Java
- Distribution
- India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Java, Malaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- रबर वृक्ष
- 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
Moraceae
Fig/Mulberry family
Indian Rubber Tree belongs to the Moraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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