Ficus elastica leaves the latex of the plant oozing, is coated with cuttings hormones and tightly wrapped with moist foam. The whole is covered with a plastic film and left a few months at the end of which new roots have developed from the axillary buds. The stem is then weaned and the new plant can be repotted. All parts of the plant contain an abundant milky white latex, which has been tested for use in the manufacture of rubber, but without economic and technical results; the rubber is actually produced from the sap of the rubber tree . In cultivation, it
Ficus subgenus "Sycomorus", and the species of subgenus "Ficus", though the relationships of the sections of these groups to one another are not well resolved. Subgenus "Ficus" Subgenus "Pharmacosycea" Subgenus "Sycidium" Subgenus "Sycomorus" Subgenus "Synoecia" Subgenus "Urostigma" Unknown subgenus Numerous species of fig are found in cultivation in domestic and office environments, including: Fig trees have profoundly influenced culture through several religious traditions. Among the more famous species are the sacred fig tree (Pipal, bodhi, bo, or po, "Ficus religiosa") and the banyan fig ("Ficus benghalensis"). The oldest living plant of known planting date is a "Ficus religiosa" tree known as