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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Castilla elastica Sessé ssp. elastica

Moraceae

SC SE North America (Mexico: Nayarit to Costa Rica) int MW South America (Peru)

SC SE

ma (latex) pl

Castilla guatemalensis Pittier Castilla gummifera (Bertol.) Standl. Castilla lactiflua O.F.Cook Castilla nicoyensis O.F.Cook Castilloa elastica var. liga J.Poiss. Ficus gummifera Bertol.

typical Panama gumtree; castilla rubber (Puerto Rico); castilloa rubber (Belize); Central American rubber (Puerto Rico)

castilla élastique typique

cauchera (Puerto Rico); caucho (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); goma (Puerto Rico); hule (Belize); palo de goma (Puerto Rico); tirajala (Dominican Republic)

kiikche, kikiche, kukche, yaxha (maya, Belize)

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Latin name	Castilla elastica Sessé ssp. elastica
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico: Nayarit to Costa Rica) int MW South America (Peru)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology
Use	ma (latex) pl
Synonym	Castilla guatemalensis Pittier Castilla gummifera (Bertol.) Standl. Castilla lactiflua O.F.Cook Castilla nicoyensis O.F.Cook Castilloa elastica var. liga J.Poiss. Ficus gummifera Bertol.
English name	typical Panama gumtree; castilla rubber (Puerto Rico); castilloa rubber (Belize); Central American rubber (Puerto Rico)
French name	castilla élastique typique
Spanish name	cauchera (Puerto Rico); caucho (Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico); goma (Puerto Rico); hule (Belize); palo de goma (Puerto Rico); tirajala (Dominican Republic)
Other name	kiikche, kikiche, kukche, yaxha (maya, Belize)
Trade name