Castilla elastica

E375745

Castilla elastica is a tropical American tree species historically important as a source of natural rubber.

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Castilla elastica canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant taxon
rubber tree
tree species
belongsToClade angiosperms
eudicots
rosids
dispersal animal-dispersed seeds
distribution Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Peru
Venezuela
southern Mexico
economicUse timber
traditional medicine
family Moraceae
genus Castilla
growthForm evergreen tree
habitat lowland tropical forests
riparian forests
hasCommonName Castilloa rubber
Mexican rubber tree
Panama rubber tree
hasPart latex
historicallyImportantFor early natural rubber industry in tropical America
indigenous rubber technology
kingdom Plantae
latexColor white
leafType broadleaf
nativeTo Central America
Mesoamerica
Mexico
tropical America
order Rosales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
produces natural rubber
sapType milky latex
taxonRank species
usedBy pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures
usedFor making balls for the Mesoamerican ballgame
rubber production
waterproofing
woodType hardwood

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Castilla hasSpecies Castilla elastica