Ficus elastica Roxb. ex Hornem.
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Rubber Fig is native to eastern parts of South and Southeast Asia growing to 30-40 m height with a stout trunk. The aerial and buttressing roots are developed from trunk, to anchor it in the soil and help support heavy branches. Leaves are broad, oval and shiny, fruits small, oval shaped, yellow-green coloured.
- Ornamental plant.
Ficus elastica Roxb. ex Hornem.
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Rubber Fig is native to eastern parts of South and Southeast Asia growing to 30-40 m height with a stout trunk. The aerial and buttressing roots are developed from trunk, to anchor it in the soil and help support heavy branches. Leaves are broad, oval and shiny, fruits small, oval shaped, yellow-green coloured.
- Ornamental plant.