Ficus Elastica
This plant is known as the india-rubber tree. It is a native of the East Indies, and is the chief source of caoutchouc from that quarter of the globe, although other species of Ficus yield this gum, a...
This plant is known as the india-rubber tree. It
is a native of the East Indies, and is the chief source of
caoutchouc from that quarter of the globe, although other species
of Ficus yield this gum, as well as several plants of other
genera. It is a plant of rapid growth, and from the larger
branches roots descend to the earth as in the case of the banyan
tree.
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