Plants Profile for Castilla elastica (Panama rubbertree)

General Information
Symbol:	CAEL5
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Moraceae
Duration:	Perennial
Growth Habit:	Tree
Native Status:	PR I
Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Synonyms

Classification

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

Subordinate Taxa

The Plants Database includes the following 2 subspecies of Castilla elastica . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles.

Castilla elastica ssp. costaricana
castilla

Castilla elastica ssp. elastica
castilloa rubber

Legal Status

U.S. Weed Information
Castilla elastica Mexican rubber tree Panama rubber tree puluvao This plant can be weedy or invasive according to 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 weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
FLEPPC	Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list. Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status