Ficus elastica , the rubber fig, rubber bush, rubber tree , rubber plant, or Indian rubber bush, Indian rubber tree , or rambung is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to eastern parts of South and Southeast Asia. Learn about the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), a tropical plant that produces natural rubber from its latex. Find out its description, history, uses, care tips and more. Hevea brasiliensis, the Pará rubber tree , sharinga tree, seringueira, or most commonly, rubber tree or rubber plant, is a flowering plant belonging to the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, originally native to the Amazon basin, but is now pantropical in distribution due to introductions. Rubber trees are commercially grown for the milky latex which can be extracted from the tree . This latex is the primary source of natural rubber .
