Ficus elastica

Ficus elastica

Ficus 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: Ficeae
Genus: Ficus
Species: Ficus elastica

Name

Ficus elastica Roxb. ex Hornem., Hort. Bot. Hafn., Suppl.: 7 (1819).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Stilpnophyllum elasticum (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Drury in Handb. Ind. Fl. 3: 225 (1869)
  • Urostigma elasticum (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Miq. in London J. Bot. 6: 578 (1847)
  • Visiania elastica (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Gasp. in Nov. Gen. Fic.: 9 (1844)
  • Macrophthalma elastica (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Gasp. in Ric. Caprifico: 83 (1845)
• Heterotypic
  • Ficus clusiifolia Summerh. in J. Arnold Arbor. 10: 152 (1929), nom. illeg.
  • Ficus cordata Kunth & C.D.Bouché in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1846: 14 (1847), nom. illeg.
  • Ficus elastica var. belgica L.H.Bailey & E.Z.Bailey in E.Z.Bailey, Hortus Second.: 308 (1941)
  • Ficus elastica var. benghalensis Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 446 (1825)
  • Ficus elastica var. decora Guillaumin in Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 21: 722 (1949)
  • Ficus elastica var. karet (Miq.) Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 265 (1867)
  • Ficus elastica var. minor Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 287 (1867)
  • Ficus elastica var. odorata (Miq.) Miq. in Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3: 265 (1867)
  • Ficus elastica var. rubra L.H.Bailey & E.Z.Bailey in E.Z.Bailey, Hortus Second.: 308 (1941)
  • Ficus elastica var. rubrinervis Sata in Contr. Hort. Inst. Taihoku Imp. Univ. 32: 67 (1944), no Latin descr.
  • Ficus elastica var. variegata W.Bull in Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 199: 49 (1884)
  • Ficus karet (Miq.) King in Ann. Roy. Bot. Gard. (Calcutta) 2(Index): 3 (1888)
  • Ficus skytinodermis Summerh. in J. Arnold Arbor. 14: 62 (1933)
  • Ficus taeda Kunth & C.D.Bouché in Index Seminum (B, Berolinensis) 1846: 14 (1847)
  • Urostigma circumscissum Miq. in Pl. Jungh.: 292 (1854)
  • Urostigma elasticum var. latifolium Miq. in London J. Bot. 6: 578 (1847)
  • Urostigma karet Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 348 (1859)
  • Urostigma odoratum Miq. in Pl. Jungh.: 49 (1851)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Asia-tropical Regional:Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal Regional:China China South-Central, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand Regional:Indo-China Laos, Vietnam Introduced into: Andaman Is., Bahamas, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Gambia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, India, Jamaica, Juan Fernández Is., Leeward Is., Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Sicilia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W., 1819. Hort. Bot. Hafn., Suppl.: 7

Additional references

• Wu, Zh.Y. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) 2003. Flora of China. Volume 5: Ulmaceae through Basellaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 1-930723-27-X. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. Ficus elastica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 November 13. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Ficus elastica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 November 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Ficus elastica. Published online. Accessed: 13 November 2021. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Rubberplant
• العربية: تين مرن
• català: Ficus de cautxú
• čeština: Fíkovník pryžodárný
• dansk: Gummifigen
• Deutsch: Gummibaum
• English: Rubber Fig
• español: Gomero/Árbol del caucho
• euskara: Kautxu-landare
• فارسی: فیکوس
• suomi: Kumiviikuna
• français: Figuier élastique
• עברית: פיקוס הגומי
• हिन्दी: रबर वृक्ष
• hrvatski: Gumijevac
• hornjoserbsce: Gumijowc
• magyar: Szobafikusz
• Bahasa Indonesia: Karet merah
• italiano: Albero della gomma
• 日本語: インドゴムノキ
• Jawa: Karèt kebo
• 한국어: 인도고무나무
• lietuvių: Stambialapis fikusas
• latviešu: Kaučuka gumijkoks
• മലയാളം: ശീമയാൽ
• Nederlands: Indische rubberboom
• norsk: Gummifiken
• polski: Figowiec sprężysty
• پنجابی: ربڑ بوٹا
• português: Árvore-da-borracha
• русский: Фикус каучуконосный
• Sunda: Karét munding
• svenska: Fönsterfikus
• தமிழ்: சீமை ஆல்
• Türkçe: Kauçuk ağacı
• Tiếng Việt: Đa búp đỏ
• Wolof: Këwsu
• 粵語: 印度榕
• 中文: 印度榕

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