Castilla elastica

Castilla elastica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Moraceae
Tribus: Olmedieae
Genus: Castilla
Species: Castilla elastica
Subspecies: C. e. subsp. costaricana – C. e. subsp. elastica – C. e. subsp. gummifera

Name

Castilla elastica Cerv., Supl. Gaz. Lit. Mexico 1794(Jul. 2): 7 (1794).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional:Northern South America Colombia Regional:Western South America Ecuador Continental:Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Bangladesh, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Marquesas, New Caledonia, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Cervantes, V., 1794. Gaz. lit. Méx. supl. 2 July: 7.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Castilla elastica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 15. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Castilla elastica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 May 2023.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Castilla elastica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Panama Rubber Tree

For more multimedia, look at Castilla elastica on Wikimedia Commons.