Ficus elastica
Ficus elastica · also Rubber fig, Rubber bush, Rubber tree
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Ficus elastica, also known as the rubber fig, is a large evergreen tree native to South and Southeast Asia. It is notable for its large size, aerial roots, and sticky latex. This species is often cultivated as a houseplant but can grow into a substantial tree in its native habitat.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2,7870.19%——
- 5390.33%—16 in
- 5210.15%—21 in
- 4290.09%35 yr7.5 in
- 90.01%—3.8 in
- 10.01%——
- 10.00%——
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 30–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- High
Trunk diameters across every city: median 15 in, mean 18 in, 90th percentile 35 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Myanmar coastal rain forests
- Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests
- Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
- Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests
Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests
- Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests
Other Ficus in the catalogue
24 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
