Ficus elastica
Roxb. · speciesAt a glance
Sources16 archives
Databases and archives Ficus elastica's data was compiled from.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation18 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 304 records↗
OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System5 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI24 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics31 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
GoaTGenomes on a Tree · Sangergenome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
Tree of SexTree of Sex Consortiumgenome & karyotype↗
GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.
Ficus elastica, the rubber fig, rubber bush, rubber tree, rubber plant, or Indian rubber bush, Indian rubber tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to eastern parts of South and Southeast Asia. It has become naturalized in Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and the US state of Florida.Flora of North America, Ficus elastica Roxburgh ex Hornemann, 1819. India rubber plant
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Size & morphology15
Life cycle & reproduction6
Diet & foraging1
Habitat & environment11
Physiology & chemistry5
Compounds documented for Ficus elastica across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
Compound class profile5 classes
Documented compounds90 total
| Compound | Class | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-taxifolin | present | LOTUS | |
| (-)-Epiafzelechin | present | LOTUS | |
| (-)-trans-Carveol | present | NPASS | |
| (1R,2R,5S,8S,9R,10R,11R,14R,15S,18S,20R)-2,5,8,9,15,19,19-heptamethylhexacyclo[12.8.1.01,14.02,11.05,10.015,20]tricos-6-ene-8,18-diol | present | LOTUS | |
| (1R,4R)-Dihydrocarvone | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,4R)-4-[(E,3R)-3-hydroxybut-1-enyl]-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-ol | present | NPASS | |
| (1S,4S)-Dihydrocarvone | present | NPASS | |
| (2E,6E)-3,7-dimethyl-8-hydroxyoctadien-1-O-beta-D-glucoside | present | NPASS | |
| (2R,3R,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4-tetrol | present | NPASS | |
| (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-((Z)-hex-3-enoxy)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol | present | NPASS |
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Ficus elastica has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
The complete instruction manual Ficus elastica carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Genome sizehow big the whole instruction manual is
Measured in base pairs (bp) — the individual letters of DNA (human ≈ 3.2 Gb, a bacterium a few million). The chart places this genome on a logarithmic scale — each step to the right is ten times bigger — among reference organisms. Across species a bigger genome loosely tracks with larger cells, slower growth and lower-energy lifestyles (powered flight favours small genomes) — yet it does not imply more genes or a more advanced organism (the long-standing C-value paradox).
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
2n 2612×GoaT · Tree of Sex Database · GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database · CCDB · ipcn-api-dl +6
2n 391×CCDB · book-indian_vol1
2n 401×CCDB · ipcn-api-dl
n 131×CCDB · book-ipcn73-74
diploid1×GoaT · Kew Plant DNA C-values Database
diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale
Record type2 309 records
Origin
Range
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Holding institutions42 of 89 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
| Institution | Specimens |
|---|---|
| Saint Louis, US | 16 |
| Taipei, TW | 15 |
| Durango, MX | 13 |
| Beijing, CN | 12 |
| Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record | 7 |
| Guilin, CN | 6 |
| Instituto para la Investigación y la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural del Valle del Cauca - INCIVAlocation not on record | 6 |
| Altos de Pipe, VE | 6 |
| Mexico City, MX | 4 |
| National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record | 4 |
| Mérida, MX | 4 |
| Salvador, BR | 4 |
| Auckland, NZ | 4 |
| Government College University Lahore, Dr. Sultan Ahmad Herbariumlocation not on record | 4 |
| Istituto Agrario Castelnuovolocation not on record | 4 |
| Guatemala City, GT | 3 |
| Vitoria, ES | 3 |
| University of Stellenboschlocation not on record | 3 |
| Berlin, DE | 3 |
| Sri Ramaswamy Memorial Universitylocation not on record | 3 |
| Brasília, BR | 2 |
| UTPLlocation not on record | 2 |
| Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record | 2 |
| College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record | 2 |
| BIO-UNIPIlocation not on record | 2 |
| Porto Alegre, BR | 2 |
| Baroda, IN | 2 |
| Antiguo Cuscatlán, SV | 2 |
| Cascavel, BR | 2 |
| Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Moreloslocation not on record | 2 |
| MeiseBGlocation not on record | 2 |
| HUENFlocation not on record | 2 |
| TAFORI-LSRClocation not on record | 2 |
| Guangzhou, CN | 2 |
| Chongqing Museumlocation not on record | 2 |
| Blumenau, BR | 2 |
| Taipei, TW | 2 |
| Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record | 2 |
| Campo Mourão, BR | 1 |
| CICYTEXlocation not on record | 1 |
| Masindi, UG | 1 |
| Institut fur Allgemeine Mikrobiologielocation not on record | 1 |
| North Carolina Zoological Parklocation not on record | 1 |
| EL PASO, US | 1 |
| Shanxi Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record | 1 |
| VALElocation not on record | 1 |
| USP-IBlocation not on record | 1 |
| UNESClocation not on record | 1 |
| Criciúma, BR | 1 |
| Ilhéus, BR | 1 |
| Foz do Iguaçu, BR | 1 |
| Universidade Federal do Ceara, Departamento de Biologialocation not on record | 1 |
| UnBlocation not on record | 1 |
| JBRJlocation not on record | 1 |
| Bronx, US | 1 |
| Tapachula, MX | 1 |
| Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)location not on record | 1 |
| Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record | 1 |
| Institut und Museum fuer Geologie und Palaeontologielocation not on record | 1 |
| Bloomington, US | 1 |
| Zacatecas, MX | 1 |
| INMAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Badajoz, ES | 1 |
| Millersville, US | 1 |
| Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Banklocation not on record | 1 |
| Alexandria Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
| Valparaiso, CL | 1 |
| Ojo, NG | 1 |
| Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record | 1 |
| ASUlocation not on record | 1 |
| San Diego, US | 1 |
| Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad del Ecuadorlocation not on record | 1 |
| SMMUlocation not on record | 1 |
| Universidad Católica de Santa Maríalocation not on record | 1 |
| SCAUlocation not on record | 1 |
| La Paz, BO | 1 |
| San Francisco, US | 1 |
| UTFPR-DVlocation not on record | 1 |
| Macomb, US | 1 |
| UTFPR-CPlocation not on record | 1 |
| Gump Stationlocation not on record | 1 |
| St. Paul, US | 1 |
| Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Región Xalapalocation not on record | 1 |
| Chapingo, MX | 1 |
| UFBAlocation not on record | 1 |
| Guangxi Institute of Traditional Medical and Pharmaceutical Scienceslocation not on record | 1 |
| Richmond, US | 1 |
| Moscow State Universitylocation not on record | 1 |
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Where the DNA of Ficus elastica was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Where its DNA was found
How strong is each trace?
Modelled climatemodelled
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.