Urceola elastica
Roxb.
Rubber tree, East India caotychouc
ApocynaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It grows in lowland forests.
Asia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A very large climber. It is evergreen. The fruit is the size of an orange. The seeds are kidney shaped. The pulp is brown.
Other Uses
A latex obtained from the plant can be used to make rubber.
Names & Synonyms
Tabernaemontana elastica (Roxb.) Spreng.and others
References (4)
- Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 662
- Asiat. Res. 5:169. 1798
- Fern, Useful Tropical plants.
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 665
