Castilla

E77154

Castilla is a genus of tropical American trees in the mulberry family, best known for species that produce natural rubber.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Castilla canonical 6
Castilla tunu 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus of plants
plant species
plant species
plant species
taxon
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots
Rosids
commonName Castilla rubber trees
economicUse source of natural rubber
family Moraceae
Moraceae
Moraceae
Moraceae
genus Castilla self-linksurface differs
Castilla self-linksurface differs
Castilla self-linksurface differs
growthForm tree
habitat tropical lowland forests
hasSpecies Castilla elastica
Castilla self-linksurface differs
surface form: Castilla tunu

Castilla ulei
kingdom Plantae
knownFor production of latex
production of latex
production of natural rubber
production of natural rubber
latexType cis-1,4-polyisoprene
lifespan perennial
nativeTo Central America
Central America
Mesoamerica
Mexico
South America
tropical America
order Rosales
photosyntheticPathway C3
plantType broadleaf evergreen
pollination insect-pollinated
reproductiveType sexual reproduction
seedDispersal animal-dispersed
taxonomicRank genus
species
species
species
usedBy indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica
usedFor rubber production
usedToMake balls for the Mesoamerican ballgame

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moraceae contains Castilla
Castilla hasSpecies Castilla self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Castilla tunu
Castilla genus Castilla self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Castilla elastica
Castilla genus Castilla self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Castilla ulei
Castilla genus Castilla self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Castilla tunu
tribe Dorstenieae includesGenus Castilla
subject surface form: Dorstenieae
Castilla elastica genus Castilla