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Taxon:
Funtumia elastica
(P. Preuss) Stapf
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Funtumia
Family:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily:
Apocynoideae
Tribe:
Malouetieae
Nomen number:
70913
Place of publication:
Proc. Linn. Soc. London (Oct.):2. 1900 (Hooker's Icon. Pl. 27: t.1694-2695. 1901)
Verified:
08/28/2006
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Kixia elastica
P. Preuss
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Reference(s)
Abbiw, D. K.
1990. Useful plants of Ghana Intermediate Technology Publications & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds.
2000. Plants producing exudates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:125.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Burkill, H. M.
1994. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:151-152.
Cufodontis, G.
1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
Figueiredo, E. & G. F. Smith.
2008. Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279.
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.hear.org/pier/index.html
Irvine, F. R.
1961. Woody plants of Ghana.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Keay, R. W. J. et al.
1960-1964. Nigerian trees.
Pichon, M.
1953. Monographie des Landolphiées. Mém Inst. Franç. Afrique Noire 35:70.
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Terrell, E. E. et al.
1986. Agricultural Handbook no. 505
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
English
bush-rubber –
Reference(s)
Ive-rubber –
Reference(s)
Lagos silk rubbertree –
Reference(s)
Lagos-rubber –
Reference(s)
West African rubbertree –
Reference(s)
French
arbre à caoutchouc –
Reference(s)
Spanish
caucho africano –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Liberia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Central African Republic
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Equatorial Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Gabon
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Samoa
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Sudan
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Central African Republic
,
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Congo
,
Gabon
,
Equatorial Guinea
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Liberia
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Togo
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Pacific
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Samoa
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Materials
latex/rubber
Boer, E. & A. B. Ella, eds.
2000. Plants producing exudates. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 18:125.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Materials
latex/rubber
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Materials
latex/rubber
used as a source of rubber
Burkill, H. M.
1994. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1:151-152.
Medicines
folklore
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Name
References