Ficus elastica

Ficus elastica subsp. var.
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Ficus elastica {{{latin_name}}}	rubber fig, rubber tree, rubber plant, Indian rubber tree
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Ficus elastica, Roxbg. (F. duvivieri, Hort., a form with thinner lvs.; otherwise the same). Indian Rubber Plant. Figs. 1502, 1503. Lvs. 4-12 in. long, shining, leathery, oblong to elliptic, with an abrupt, dull point; nerves parallel, running at nearly right angles from midrib to margin: fr. in pairs, sessile, in axils of fallen Ivs., covered at first by a hodded involucre, when ripe greenish yellow, ½in. long. Damp forests of Trop. Asia. G.F. 2:547. H.U. 6, p. 108. K. 54.— Becomes 100 ft. high in tropics, but becomes unsightly under glass at 8 or 10 ft. Cult, plants mostly have a single st., but there is a growing demand for compact and branching plants. Ficus elastica Var. variegata (Ficus elastica Var. aurea, Hort.) is much less popular. Lvs. creamy white or yellow near the edges. Liable to fungous diseases. This species is also grown S. as a shade tree. The nervation is very characteristic. So, also, is the handsome rosy sheath which incloses the young lvs., and which soon drops off. This is regarded as a stipule of exceptionally great size. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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