Immense cargoes are shipped from the town of Para, on the river Amazon, and obtained from the Siphonia elastica.

Ficus Elastica (India-rubber Plant).This thrives well in any light, rich soil, or in loam and peat.

In fact, the "ficus primoides," the "castilloa elastica," the "cecropia peltats," the "collophora utilis," the "cameraria letifolia," and above all, the "syphonia elastica," which belong to different families, abound in the provinces of South America.

In fact, the "ficus primoides," the "castilloa elastica," the "cecropia peltats," the "collophora utilis," the "cameraria letifolia," and above all, the "syphonia elastica," which belong to different families, abound in the provinces of South America.