Moraceae · Ficus

Rabara Vriksh / Indian Rubber Tree

Ficus elastica

Also known as Assam Rubber

Tree
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, Assam, Gujarat, Mizoram, Delhi, Chandigarh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Tamil Nadu
Flowering & fruiting
February-April
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf shape
Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
Leaf surface
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Rabara Vriksh itself; the rest are typical of the Moraceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Inflorescence
Catkin
Fruit
Drupe

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 in the Moraceae family. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 23 other states. It is planted as ornamental tree. Flowering and fruiting run from February to April.

Illustration representing the Moraceae family
Botanical family

Moraceae

Fig/Mulberry family

Rabara Vriksh belongs to the Moraceae family.

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