Castilla elastica subsp. elastica

Castilla elastica subsp. elastica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Moraceae
Tribus: Olmedieae
Genus: Castilla
Species: Castilla elastica
Subspecies: C. e. subsp. elastica –

Name

Castilla elastica Cerv., Supl. Gaz. Lit. Mexico 1794(Jul. 2): 7 (1794).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Castilla elastica var. liga J.Poiss. in Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 7: 375 (1901)
  • Castilla guatemalensis Pittier in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 272 (1910)
  • Castilla gummifera (Bertol.) Standl. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 34 (1917)
  • Castilla lactiflua O.F.Cook in Science, n.s., 18: 438 (1903)
  • Castilla markhamiana Markham in Peruv. Bark: 453 (1880)
  • Castilla nicoyensis O.F.Cook in Science, n.s., 18: 438 (1903)
  • Ficus gummifera Bertol. in Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Ist. Bologna 10: 40 (1859)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Continental:Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Bangladesh, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Marquesas, New Caledonia, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cervantes, V., 1794. Gaz. lit. Méx. supl. 2 July: 7.

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Castilla elastica subsp. elastica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Castilla elastica subsp. elastica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 May 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Panama Rubber Tree