Ficus elastica prefers bright sunlight but not hot temperatures. It has a high tolerance for drought, but prefers humidity and thrives in wet, tropical conditions. Ornamental hybrids (such as Robusta) have been derived from "Ficus elastica" with broader, stiffer and more upright leaves than the wild form. Many such hybrids exist, often with variegated leaves. "Ficus elastica" yields a milky white latex, a chemical compound separate from its sap and carried and stored in different cells. This latex was formerly used to make rubber, but it should not be confused with the Pará rubber tree, the main commercial source of latex for
Ficus septica by fig wasps from the genus "Ceratosolen". Usually members of the genus "Ficus" are pollinated by a single species of pollinating fig wasps specific to each fig species, but recent observations of "Ficus septica" have shown there to be three pollinating species in the South of Taiwan and two in The Philippines. The figs of "Ficus septica" have been reported to be eaten by 22 animal species and among them 14 are bats: Ficus septica Ficus septica (called Hauli tree in the Philippines, 棱果榕 in China and Taiwan) is a shrub or tree of the family Moraceae living at low