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This ornamental plant, Ficus elastica, was once grown for its valuable latex sap |
a rubber tree
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$600 |
J |
THE PLANT WORLD |
2021-03-24 |
#8363 |
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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows us a large tree at the Singapore Botanic Gardens.) When ripe, fruitcapsulesof this latex producing treeexplode, dispersing 3 seeds up to 50 feet to propagate the species |
the rubber tree
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$400 |
DJ |
THE SINGAPORE BOTANIC GARDENS |
2013-04-30 |
#6597 |
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South American Indians called this tree, Hevea brasiliensis, cahuchu, which means "weeping wood" |
the rubber tree
DD
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$2,500 |
DJ |
TREES |
1995-07-04 |
#2512 |
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In the Malaysian jungle, this ficus can grow 100 feet tall; let's see an ant move that |
a rubber tree
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$800 |
DJ |
PLANTS |
1994-01-04 |
#2152 |