India-rubber plant
Noun 1. large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber (synonym) India-rubber tree, India-rubber fig, rubber plant, Assam rubber, Ficus elastica (hypernym) fig tree | ||||
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india-rubber plant
india-rubber plant
n : large tropical asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of assam rubber [syn: india-rubber tree , india-rubber plant, india-rubber fig, rubber plant , assam rubber, ficus elastica]
india-rubber plant
n : large tropical asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of assam rubber [syn: india-rubber tree , india-rubber plant, india-rubber fig, rubber plant , assam rubber, ficus elastica]
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Ficus elastica
Ficus elastica, also called the rubber fig, rubber tree, rubber plant, or Indian rubber tree is a species of plant in the fig genus, native to northeast India (Assam), south to Indonesia (Sumatra and Java).
It is a large tree in the banyan group of figs, growing to 30-40 m (rarely up to 60 m) tall, with a stout trunk up to 2 m diameter, with an irregular trunk which develops aerial and buttressing roots to anchor it in the soil and help support heavy branches. It has broad shiny oval leaves 10-35 cm long and 5-15 cm broad; leaf size is largest on young plants (occasionally to 45 cm long), much smaller on old trees (typically 10 cm long). The leaves develop inside a sheath at the apical meristem, which grows larger as the new leaf develops. When it is mature, it unfurls and the sheath drops off the plant. Inside the new leaf, another immature leaf is waiting to develop. Indian rubber is also used to make Hubba Bubba bubble gum.
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