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Castilla elastica Sessé
Panama rubbertree

       
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Photo of Castilla elastica Sessé
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Ancon, Panama. Usage Guidelines.
 
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Castilla elastica Sessé

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Plant Distribution by State:
Castilla elastica Sessé

State Distributional Map for Castilla elastica Sessé
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Castilla elastica Sessé occures in the following states: Puerto Rico

 

Related Taxa:
Castilla elastica Sessé

View 15 genera in Moraceae, 2 species in Castilla or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Castilla elastica Sesse ssp. costaricana (Liebm.) C. C. Berg. Cultivated, or not in the U.S..
Castilla elastica ssp. costaricana
castilla
Distribution of Castilla elastica Sesse ssp. elastica. Cultivated, or not in the U.S..
Castilla elastica ssp. elastica
castilloa rubber
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Classification:
Castilla elastica Sessé

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Hamamelidae
Order Urticales
Family Moraceae – Mulberry family
Genus Castilla Cerv. – castilla
Species Castilla elastica Sessé – Panama rubbertree
 

Invasive Information:
Castilla elastica Sessé

Mexican rubber tree
Panama rubber tree
puluvao

This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.

FLEPPC        Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive Plant List(http://www.fleppc.org/, October 19, 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 

Introduced Information:
Castilla elastica Sessé

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Castilla elastica Sessé

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19078.

 

Related Web Sites:
Castilla elastica Sessé

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii