Plant Id : 410
Plant Name : The Rubber Fig
Scientific Name : Ficus elastica
Family Name : Moraceae
Location : Botanical Garden
Properties : Its trunk is strong enough to support the very heavy branches as the rubber fig is renowned for its enormous canopy. Like most other Ficus species the rubber tree grows large aerial roots that extend from the lower branches to the ground in search for water. Rubber plant is a large, evergreen tree, growing up to 55 metres tall with abundant aerial roots from the trunk and the main branches.
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