| Silkrubber | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Funtumia |
| Species: | F. elastica
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| Binomial name | |
| Funtumia elastica | |
Funtumia elastica (also known as the bush rubber tree[1] or silkrubber[2]) is a medium-sized African rubber tree with glossy leaves, milky sap, and long woody seedpods. The bark is used in the traditional medicine of tropical Africa.[citation needed] It is economically important in West African countries such as Ghana, where it is commonly known as the ofruntum.[1]
- ^ a b Blench, Roger (2006). Archaeology, language, and the African past. Altamira Press. ISBN 9780759104655.
- ^ Funtumia elastica at USDA PLANTS Database