Summary ³

Ficus elastica, the rubber fig, rubber bush, rubber tree, rubber plant, or Indian rubber bush, Indian rubber tree, is a species of plant in the fig genus, native to east India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma, China (Yunnan), Malaysia, and Indonesia. It has become naturalized in Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and the US State of Florida.

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Patricia Kenig

Interesting Facts ⁴

Early Aztec's mades shoes out of the rubber plant's material as it has very sturdy leaves.
Source URL: https://tropical-rainforest-facts.com/Tropical-Rainforest-Plant-Facts/Rubber-Tree-Plant-Facts.shtml

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3. Adaptado por patriciakenig de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_elastica
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