Ficus elastica rubber making. Just as with "Hevea brasiliensis", the latex of "Ficus elastica" is an irritant to the eyes and skin and is toxic if taken internally. Ficus elastica Ficus elastica, the rubber fig, rubber bush, rubber tree, rubber plant, or Indian rubber bush, Indian rubber tree, is a species of plant in the fig genus, native to eastern parts of South Asia and southeast Asia. It has become naturalized in Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and the US State of Florida. It is a large tree in the banyan group of figs, growing to (rarely up to ) tall, with
The Word for World Is Forest at interpreting dreams are seen as gods amongst the Athsheans. In the internal chronology of the Hainish universe, the events of "The Word for World is Forest" occur after "The Dispossessed", in which both the ansible and the League of Worlds are unrealised dreams. However, the novel is located prior to "Rocannon's World", in which Terran mindspeech is seen as a distinct possibility. A date of 2368 CE has been suggested by reviewers, although Le Guin provides no direct statement of the date. "The Word for World is Forest" begins from the point of view of Captain Davidson, who is