Rubber Plant Genus Species

Others are planted as ornamentals.

Rubber plant genus species.

The plants are native primarily to tropical areas of east asia. In the genus of hevea 11 species exist but only three species within the genus produce usable rubber. 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 eastern parts of south asia and southeast asia it has become naturalized in sri lanka the west indies and the us state of florida. Both species are edible in their entirety.

Many are tall forest trees that are buttressed by great spreading roots. Taraxacum t ə ˈ r æ k s ə k ʊ m is a large genus of flowering plants in the family asteraceae which consists of species commonly known as dandelions the genus is native to eurasia and north america but the two commonplace species worldwide t. Hevea brasiliensis the pará rubber tree sharinga tree seringueira or most commonly the rubber tree or rubber plant is a flowering plant belonging to the spurge family euphorbiaceae it is the most economically important member of the genus hevea because the milky latex extracted from the tree is the primary source of natural rubber. Erythrospermum were introduced from europe and now propagate as wildflowers.

The rubber plant ficus elastica is a popular ornamental plant from the ficus genus. Ficus genus of about 900 species of trees shrubs and vines in the family moraceae many of which are commonly known as figs. Of the three species only the rubberwood is grown commercially on plantations for the harvest of rubber and wood. Hevea benthamiana hevea brasiliensis and hevea guianensis.

In it s natural habitat it grows over 30 metres tall however the varieties grown indoors are a much more manageable height. Cryptostegia grandiflora commonly known as rubber vine is a woody perennial vine that is native to south west madagascar it is also a significant weed in northern australia sometimes regarded as the worst weed in all of australia.