Ficus rigo

Botanical Description

Ficus rigo is an evergreen tree growing up to 15 metres tall. The bole is unbuttressed and the tree does not generally have many aerial roots, though in older trees the aerial roots can sometimes form subsidiary trunks[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The tree can start life as an epiphyte in another tree[ 781 Title Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported No. 29 Publication USDA Bureau of Plant Industry Bulletin No. 261 Author Galloway B.T. (Author) Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher USDA Government Printing Office; Washington Year 1912 ISBN Description Details of plants and seeds imported by the US Government during the period October to December 1911, giving some information on the species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant produces an excellent quality latex which can be used to make rubber. It was at one time cultivated for this purpose[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].