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Funtumia
Funtumia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1900. It is native to Africa.
Species- Funtumia africana (Benth.) Stapf - widespread from Senegal to Tanzania, south to Zimbabwe
- Funtumia elastica (Preuss) Stapf - widespread from Senegal to Sudan + Tanzania, south to Zaire
Usage examples of "funtumia".
For example, in Brazil, the leading rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, may be confused with Hevea spruceana (just to complicate matters further, there are interspecies crosses in the coastal regions), and in West Africa, those seeking Funtumia elastica may be misled into tapping Funtumia africana (the False Rubber Tree).
EB11 also reveals that it is possible to cultivate, not only Funtumia elastica, but also the Latin American rubber trees, in Africa.