Ficus elastica
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Names and origins
Characters
Ecology
Uses
Conservation
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Forest type (costal, hill, lowland, peatswamp, mountains, kerangas...)
Forest Layer (emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor, liana...)
Pioneer tree, late sucessional tree
Symbiotic microorganisms (Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, ectomycorrhiza)
Seed dispersal by animals
Pollination by birds, bats, bees, beetles
Symbiosis with animals, ants
Flowering habits and frequency
Seed germination conditions and time
<p>Naturally, <i>Ficus elastica</i> occurs in lowland rain forests and hill forests, found on cliffs and limestone hill. It has a high tolerance for drought, but prefers humidity and thrives in wet. As with other members of the genus Ficus, the flowers require a particular species of fig wasp to pollinate it in a co-evolved relationship. The syconium “fruit” is a small yellow-green oval fig 1 cm long, barely edible. The fruits ate eaten by birds.</p> <p>Vegetative propagation can be done easily.Pruning is required to develop a strong structure.</p>
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