EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: FIUEL
• Preferred name: Ficus elastica
• Authority: Hornemann

Himalayas, Bangladesh, northeast India, Indochina (except Cambodia), Malesia (Sumatra, Malaysia, Java), China (southern). Widely cultivated elsewhere, especially as an ornamental houseplant, but it can grow into a massive tree in public gardens. Introduced in western Mediterranean, Sri Lanka, Cameroon, USA (formerly Florida), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (northwest), New Guinea