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Indian rubber tree

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ID 635864 Last modified 03.02.2023
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Domain classified botany
  • mooruspuuliste (Moraceae) sugukonna viigipuu (Ficus) perekonda kuuluv liik
  • India rannikualade džungleis 20–25 m kõrguseks kasvav suurte tumeroheliste läikivate nahkjate lehtedega viigipuu
  • a plant in the fig family (Moraceae) that produces a white, rubber-like latex
    Good to know
    • In the wild it is a large tree up to 40 m tall, sometimes taller, with a stem up to 2 m in diameter, native to southern and south-eastern Asia and naturalized in Florida, the Caribbean islands, and Sri Lanka, but it is grown worldwide for ornament, outdoors in warm climates and elsewhere as a houseplant, prized for its large, shiny leaves.
kummipuu preferred
Usage examples
  • Viigipuudest kasvatatakse ilupuuna peamiselt meil toataimena populaarset kummipuud ehk kummi-viigipuud (F. elastica) ja tema kirjulehiseid sorte ...
kummi-viigipuu
Indian rubberplant
Indian rubber tree
India rubber plant
India rubber tree
rubber plant
Ficus elastica

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