Funtumia elastica

TaxID: 69379

Basic Information

Funtumia elastica

Ive-rubber, Lagos Rubber Tree, West African rubber tree

Funtumia elastica (also known as the bush rubber tree or silkrubber) is a medium-sized African rubber tree with glossy leaves, milky sap, and long woody seedpods. The bark is used in the traditional medicine of tropical Africa. It is economically important in West African countries such as Ghana, where it is commonly known as the ofruntum.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Streptophyta

Magnoliopsida

Gentianales

Apocynaceae

Funtumia

elastica

Unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Funtumia elastica
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Funtumia elastica
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Funtumia elastica
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(c) John P@BY-NC
Funtumia elastica
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(c) John P@BY-NC
Funtumia elastica
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(c) John P@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
French Polynesia Absent —

Distribution (23 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Belgium Present —
Benin Present —
Brazil Present —
Central African Republic Present —
China Present —
Côte d'Ivoire Present —
Cameroon Present —
Democratic Republic of the Congo Present —
Gabon Present —
Ghana Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (6 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
IDRCG629-13 - rbcLa 552 Cameroon 2001-05-17 3.181, 12.815
IDRCG629-13 - matK 818 Cameroon 2001-05-17 3.181, 12.815
IDRCG617-13 - rbcLa 552 Ghana 2013-03-03 7.107, -1.396
IDRCG617-13 - matK 810 Ghana 2013-03-03 7.107, -1.396
GBVG744-11 - rbcL 1388 - - -
GBVG743-11 - matK 1511 Belgium - 50.618214, 4.67501

Literature