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Funtumia elastica
(Apocynaceae)

African rubber tree, Ive rubber, Lagos rubber, Lagos silk rubbertree, West African rubbertree, bush rubber, silkrubber

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Species description or overview

Funtumia elastica information from PIER
Information on Funtumia elastica as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Funtumia elastica description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Funtumia elastica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Funtumia elastica
Nomenclatural information about Funtumia elastica is provided by ITIS.


Impacts

Funtumia elastica (Apocynaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Funtumia elastica as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Funtumia elastica impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Funtumia elastica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Control methods

Funtumia elastica management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Funtumia elastica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Images

Funtumia elastica images from PIER
Images of Funtumia elastica provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Distribution

Funtumia elastica worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Funtumia elastica is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Full-text articles

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.


Experts

Funtumia elastica contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Funtumia elastica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Other resources

Funtumia elastica references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Funtumia elastica as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


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