"Ficus elastica Ficus elastica, the rubber fig, rubber bush, rubber tree, rubber plant, or Indian rubber bush, Indian rubber tree, is a species of plant in the fig genus, native to eastern parts of South Asia and southeast Asia. It has become naturalized in Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and the US State of Florida. It is a large tree in the banyan group of figs, growing to (rarely up to ) tall, with a stout trunk up to in diameter. The trunk develops aerial and buttressing roots to anchor it in the soil and help support heavy branches. It"
"In parts of India, people guide the roots of the tree over chasms to eventually form living bridges. ""Ficus elastica"" is grown around the world as an ornamental plant, outside in frost-free climates from the tropical to the Mediterranean and inside in colder climates as a houseplant. Although it is grown in Hawaii, the species of fig wasp required to allow it to spread naturally is not present there. Most cultivated plants are produced by vegetative propagation. This can be done by cuttings or by layering. This last method consists in notching the stem of the plant. The wound, which"
"prefers bright sunlight but not hot temperatures. It has a high tolerance for drought, but prefers humidity and thrives in wet, tropical conditions. Ornamental hybrids (such as Robusta) have been derived from ""Ficus elastica"" with broader, stiffer and more upright leaves than the wild form. Many such hybrids exist, often with variegated leaves. ""Ficus elastica"" yields a milky white latex, a chemical compound separate from its sap and carried and stored in different cells. This latex was formerly used to make rubber, but it should not be confused with the Pará rubber tree, the main commercial source of latex for"
"groundcover and need to be removed by hand. Large areas can be removed by hand or sprayed with Glyphosate herbicide. Festuca glauca Festuca glauca, commonly known as blue fescue, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family, Poaceae. It is a commonly cultivated evergreen or semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial. Common names include blue fescue, blue mountain grass, and grey fescue. Originally described by French naturalist Dominique Villars, its scientific name ""glauca"" is derived from the Latin adjective ""glaucus"" ""pale blue-grey"". ""F. glauca"" is a clump-forming ornamental grass noted for its glaucous, finely-textured, blue-gray foliage. The foliage forms a dome-shaped,"
"Festuca glauca Festuca glauca, commonly known as blue fescue, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family, Poaceae. It is a commonly cultivated evergreen or semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial. Common names include blue fescue, blue mountain grass, and grey fescue. Originally described by French naturalist Dominique Villars, its scientific name ""glauca"" is derived from the Latin adjective ""glaucus"" ""pale blue-grey"". ""F. glauca"" is a clump-forming ornamental grass noted for its glaucous, finely-textured, blue-gray foliage. The foliage forms a dome-shaped, porcupine-like tuft of erect to arching, needle-like 9-ribbed blades, radiating upward and outward to a length of 140–180 mm. Light"
"It is generally kept indoors, usually in a living room or terrace area. The ""Ficus amplissima"" tree is known by a wide range of vernacular names, including: ""Ficus amplissima"" has been traditionally used in Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani medicine for the treatment of diabetes. The bark of the tree is a natural anti-diabetic and anti-oxidant medicine, reducing blood glucose levels. The phenol in leaves gives the foliage anti-inflammatory and wound healing properties. In native medicine, leaf juice is applied on chronic wounds and the latex is applied on fresh wounds. The figs are chewed and their juice is sucked to"
"flecks, called lenticels, that are used by woody plant species for supplementary gas exchange through the bark. The name is commonly used to refer to ornamental indoor plants widely cultivated in temperate regions, but such plants generally belong to another species, ""Ficus microcarpa"". The two species can be distinguished from the length of the leaf blade (usually for ""F. retusa"", and usually less than for ""F. microcarpa"" but rarely up to ). Ficus retusa Ficus retusa is a species of evergreen woody plant in the fig genus, native to the Malay Archipelago and Malesia floristic region. The species name has"
"Domestication of Ficus carica Ficus carica, known as the common fig, is one of the earliest plants to have ever undergone domestication. ""Ficus"" ""carica"" played many important roles in history and has become a symbol in many different cultures and religions. They continue to play a significant part in the societies and economies of today, as they have proven to serve a multitude of uses. The exact origin of the common fig is still under debate. Some believe it to be indigenous to Western Asia and suggest that human activities then spread it throughout the Mediterranean. Despite uncertainty about its"
"been used as a landscaping plant in Hawaii, but it never escaped cultivation or became established in the wild because the species of wasp that pollinates it was never brought to the islands. Ficus pseudopalma Ficus pseudopalma is a species of fig known by the common names Philippine fig, dracaena fig, and palm-leaf fig. In nature it is endemic to the Philippines, especially the island of Luzon. It is known elsewhere as an ornamental plant. This is a shrub growing erect with a naked unbranched stem topped with a cluster of leaves to give it the appearance of a palm."
"public spaces, and is well-suited for use as an indoor plant or in bonsai. All parts of the tree have been used in traditional medicine in Fiji. Commonly known as the small-leaved fig, ""Ficus obliqua"" was described by German naturalist Georg Forster in 1786 based on type material collected in Vanuatu. Dutch botanist Friedrich Miquel described ""Urostigma eugenioides"" from Albany Island in Queensland in 1861, which was reclassified by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller as ""Ficus eugenioides"" in 1867, and it was known as this for many years. However, as Forster's name is older, it takes precedence. The specific"
"Ficus altissima Ficus altissima, commonly known as the council tree, is a species of flowering plant, a fig tree in the family Moraceae. It is a large, stately evergreen tree and is native to southeastern Asia. ""Ficus altissima"" is a large, evergreen forest tree with a buttressed trunk and a spreading crown, growing to . The bark is smooth and grey, with small pale brown pustules. The branches are spreading and the twigs are hairy and often green when young. The leaves are alternate, elliptic to ovate, with entire margins and up to . They are supported on short stalks"
"Ficus Ficus ( or ) is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes and hemiepiphytes in the family Moraceae. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semi-warm temperate zone. The common fig (""F. carica"") is a temperate species native to southwest Asia and the Mediterranean region (from Afghanistan to Portugal), which has been widely cultivated from ancient times for its fruit, also referred to as figs. The fruit of most other species are also edible though they are usually of only local"
"Festuca rubra Festuca rubra is a species of grass known by the common name red fescue or creeping red fescue. It is widespread across much of the Northern Hemisphere and can tolerate many habitats and climates. It is best adapted to well-drained soils in cool, temperate climates; it prefers shadier areas and is often planted for its shade tolerance. Wild animals browse it, but it has not been important for domestic forage due to low productivity and palatability. It is also an ornamental plant for gardens. ""Festuca rubra"" is perennial and has sub-species that have rhizomes and/or form bunchgrass tufts."
"and from Montreal and British Columbia south to Wyoming and California. Festuca occidentalis Festuca occidentalis is a species of grass known by the common name western fescue. It is native to much of the northern half of North America and is most widely distributed in the west. It is most often found in forest and woodland habitat. The specific epithet ""occidentalis"" is Latin, meaning ""western"". ""Festuca occidentalis"" is a densely to loosely tufted fescue that lacks rhizomes. The smooth and shiny culms are tall. Culms have two exposed nodes and have glabrous internodes. Shoots are intravaginal. Leaf sheaths are glabrescent"
"Ficus racemosa Ficus racemosa (syn. Ficus glomerata ) is a species of plant in the family Moraceae. Popularly known as the cluster fig tree, Indian fig tree or goolar (gular) fig, this is native to Australia, Malesia, Indo-China and the Indian subcontinent. It is unusual in that its figs grow on or close to the tree trunk, termed cauliflory. In India, the tree and its fruit are called ""gular"" in the north and ""atti"" in the south. The fruits are a favourite staple of the common Indian macaque. It serves as a food plant for the caterpillars of the two-brand"
"suited for use as a houseplant in low, medium or brightly-lit spaces, although a variegated form requires brighter light. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is easily propagated by cuttings or aerial layering. The light-coloured wood is soft and brittle. Lightweight, it has some value in the making of such items as toys and small boxes. Ficus rubiginosa Ficus rubiginosa, commonly known as the rusty fig or Port Jackson fig (""damun"" in the Dharug language), is a species of flowering plant native to eastern Australia in the genus ""Ficus"". Beginning as a seedling that"
"Pericopsis elata Pericopsis elata is a species of flowering plant in the family ""Fabaceae"" and is known by the common names African teak, afromosia, afrormosia, kokrodua and assamela. The species is native to moist, semi-deciduous forests in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Ivory Coast, Ghana, and Nigeria. The species grows to 30-45m tall with a trunk of 1-1.5m in diameter. Annual diameter increases between unlogged and logged areas have been shown to be similar. It is a deciduous species that flowers at the end of the main dry season. The minimum trunk diameter for reproduction is given as 32"
"Ficus benjamina Ficus benjamina, commonly known as weeping fig, benjamin fig or ficus tree, and often sold in stores as just ficus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to Asia and Australia. It is the official tree of Bangkok. The species is also naturalized in the West Indies and in the States of Florida and Arizona in the United States. ""Ficus benjamina"" is a tree reaching tall in natural conditions, with gracefully drooping branchlets and glossy leaves , oval with an acuminate tip. In its native range, its small fruit are favored by some birds,"
"Ficus obliqua Ficus obliqua, commonly known as the small-leaved fig, is a tree in the family Moraceae, native to eastern Australia, New Guinea, eastern Indonesia to Sulawesi and islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Previously known for many years as Ficus eugenioides, it is a banyan of the genus ""Ficus"", which contains around 750 species worldwide in warm climates, including the edible fig (""Ficus carica""). Beginning life as a seedling, which grows on other plants (epiphyte) or on rocks (lithophyte), ""F. obliqua"" can grow to high and nearly as wide with a pale grey buttressed trunk, and glossy green leaves."
"""Cryptostegia madagascariensis"", ""Cynanchum carnosum"", ""Ficus benghalensis"", ""Ficus benjamina"", ""Ficus hederacea"", ""Ficus microcarpa"", ""Ficus obliqua"", ""Ficus pandurata"", ""Ficus platypoda"", ""Ficus pyriformis"", ""Ficus racemosa"", ""Ficus religiosa"", ""Ficus rubiginosa"", ""Ficus variolosa"", ""Gomphocarpus fruticosus"", ""Gymnanthera oblonga"", ""Hemidesmus indicus"", ""Holarrhena pubescens"", ""Hoya australis"", ""Ichnocarpus frutescens"", ""Marsdenia australis"", ""Marsdenia rostrata"", ""Marsdenia suaveolens"", ""Nerium indicum"", ""Nerium oleander"", ""Parsonsia alboflavescens"", ""Parsonsia straminea"", ""Plumeria acuminata"", ""Sarcostemma australe"", ""Secamone elliptica"", ""Streblus asper"", ""Toxocarpus wightianus"", ""Trachelospermum bowringii"", and ""Tylophora indica"" It usually has some preference for certain species in a given area. The more commonly used plants are ""Ficus racemosa"", ""Nerium oleander"", ""Nerium odorum"", and ""Cryptolepis buchananii"". ""Ficus pumila"" a cultivated"
"Festuca octoflora Festuca octoflora (formerly ""Vulpia octoflora), also called six-weeks fescue, pullout grass, sixweeks fescue, eight-flower sixweeks grass, eight-flowered fescue""'; is an annual plant in the grass family (Poaceae). The common name ""six week fescue"" is because it supplies about 6 weeks of cattle forage after a rain. Subspecies include ""Festuca octoflora"" Walter var. ""tenella"", ""Festuca gracilenta"" Buckley, and ""Festuca tenella"" Willd. This bunchgrass is native to North America occurring across a large part of Canada, in all of the lower 48 contiguous United States, and Baja California of Mexico. It grows in open, sunny places between shrubs and in"
"drop without warning. Fraxinus Fraxinus , English name ash, is a genus of flowering plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae. It contains 45–65 species of usually medium to large trees, mostly deciduous, though a few subtropical species are evergreen. The genus is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, and North America. The tree's common English name, ""ash"", traces back to the Old English ""æsc"", while the generic name originated in Latin. Both words also mean ""spear"" in their respective languages. The leaves are opposite (rarely in whorls of three), and mostly pinnately compound, simple in a few species."
"Festuca altaica Festuca altaica, synonym Festuca scabrella, is a perennial bunchgrass with a wide native distribution in the Palearctic, from central Asia to eastern North America. It has been called northern fescue and, under the synonym ""F. scabrella"", rough fescue. ""Festuca altaica"" is a densely tufted perennial grass. The tufts are connected by short rhizomes. The flowering stems (culms) are usually tall, but may reach . The upper (adaxial) surface of the leaves is densely covered with short hairs. A ligule is present and is long. The inflorescence is a loose panicle. The spikelets are long, purple to brown in"
"meet standards, or rot before they can be consumed, in order to make a sort of animal feed. Domestication of Ficus carica Ficus carica, known as the common fig, is one of the earliest plants to have ever undergone domestication. ""Ficus"" ""carica"" played many important roles in history and has become a symbol in many different cultures and religions. They continue to play a significant part in the societies and economies of today, as they have proven to serve a multitude of uses. The exact origin of the common fig is still under debate. Some believe it to be indigenous"
"cultivated as an ornamental plant for use as a turfgrass and groundcover. It can be left completely unmowed, or occasionally trimmed for a lush meadow-like look. There are many subspecies, and many cultivars have been bred for the horticulture trade. Festuca rubra Festuca rubra is a species of grass known by the common name red fescue or creeping red fescue. It is widespread across much of the Northern Hemisphere and can tolerate many habitats and climates. It is best adapted to well-drained soils in cool, temperate climates; it prefers shadier areas and is often planted for its shade tolerance. Wild"
"Asaccus elisae Asaccus elisae, commonly named Elisa's leaf-toed gecko or Werner's leaf-toed gecko, is a species of gecko, a lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The specific name, ""elisae"" (feminine, genitive singular), is in honor of a woman or girl named Elisa, perhaps Franz Werner's wife or daughter; unfortunately, in the original description, he did not specify. ""A. elisae"" is found in southern Turkey, southeastern Anatolia, (in only a few areas on the Euphrates River valley), to the eastern part of Syria only in Abu Kamal and Al Salhyeh. Its northernmost range is eastern and northern parts of Iraq, and to"
"The India rubber plant, ""F. elastica"" were earlier cultivated to some extent for rubber. Some of the species like ""tangisang-bayawak"" or ""Ficus variegata"" are large and could probably be utilized for match woods. The woods of species of Ficus are soft, light, and of inferior quality, and the trees usually have ill-formed, short boles. Baletes are planted as graceful trees along avenues in Manila and other large cities in the Philippines, and they are also excellent as shade trees. Several species of the tree are also use for bonsai making in the country. Baletes are used as houseplants; however, it"
"and lifting sidewalks, patios, and driveways."" They conclude that its use in tree form is much too large for residential planting, therefore in these settings this species should only be used as a hedge or clipped screen. The plant is a major source of indoor allergens, ranking as the third most common cause of indoor allergies after dust and pets. Common allergy symptoms include rhinoconjunctivitis and allergic asthma. Ficus plants can be of particular concern to latex allergy sufferers due to the latex in the ficus plant, and should not be kept in the environment of latex allergy sufferers. In"
"Fraxinus Fraxinus , English name ash, is a genus of flowering plants in the olive and lilac family, Oleaceae. It contains 45–65 species of usually medium to large trees, mostly deciduous, though a few subtropical species are evergreen. The genus is widespread across much of Europe, Asia, and North America. The tree's common English name, ""ash"", traces back to the Old English ""æsc"", while the generic name originated in Latin. Both words also mean ""spear"" in their respective languages. The leaves are opposite (rarely in whorls of three), and mostly pinnately compound, simple in a few species. The seeds, popularly"
"Helvella elastica Helvella elastica, commonly known as the flexible Helvella, or the elastic saddle, is a species of fungi in the Helvellaceae family, Pezizales order. It is found in Asia, Europe, and North America. It has a roughly saddle-shaped yellow-brown cap atop a whitish stipe, and grows on soil in woods. Another colloquial name is the brown elfin saddle. The fruit body of the fungus is grayish or olive-brown, saddle- or mitral-shaped (i.e., resembling a double mitre) and is attached only to the top of the stipe; it may be up to wide. The stipe is white, solid or filled"
"popular perhaps is ""A. dealbata"" (silver wattle), with its attractive glaucous to silvery leaves and bright yellow flowers; it is erroneously known as ""mimosa"" in some areas where it is cultivated, through confusion with the related genus ""Mimosa"". Another ornamental acacia is the fever tree. Southern European florists use ""A. baileyana"", ""A. dealbata"", ""A. pycnantha"" and ""A. retinodes"" as cut flowers and the common name there for them is mimosa. Ornamental species of acacias are also used by homeowners and landscape architects for home security. The sharp thorns of some species are a deterrent to trespassing, and may prevent break-ins"
"Ficus virens Ficus virens is a plant of the genus ""Ficus"" found in India, southeast Asia, through Malaysia and into Northern Australia. Its common name is white fig; it is locally known as pilkhan and in the Kunwinjku language it is called an-borndi. Like many figs, its fruits are edible. One of the most famous specimens of this tree is the Curtain Fig Tree of the Atherton Tableland, near Cairns, a popular tourist attraction. ""Ficus virens"" var. ""sublanceolata"" occurs the subtropical rainforest of northeastern New South Wales, and south eastern Queensland in Australia. It is a medium-sized tree which grows"
"is obtained. It has been planted in southern Florida, where it didn't used to seed because there weren't any native insects available to pollinate the flowers. However, non-native wasps (""Eupristina"" sp.), that have become established in the area, seems capable of pollinating it and the tree is now proliferating and becoming invasive. Ficus altissima Ficus altissima, commonly known as the council tree, is a species of flowering plant, a fig tree in the family Moraceae. It is a large, stately evergreen tree and is native to southeastern Asia. ""Ficus altissima"" is a large, evergreen forest tree with a buttressed trunk"