Ficus elastica is toxic to cats, dogs and horses. The reported severity is severe. Also known as Rubber Plant.
If your animal ate this plant, call your veterinarian, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 or the Pet Poison Helpline on (855) 764-7661. Fees may apply.
Abdominal Pain Drooling Dermatitis Difficulty Breathing Cardiac Failure
The color of each symptom follows the severity scale above.
Ficus elastica, the rubber fig, rubber bush, rubber tree, rubber plant, or Indian rubber bush, Indian rubber tree, or rambung is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to eastern parts of South and Southeast Asia. Its common names reflect its historical use as a source of rubber within its native range, but it is not used in the modern commercial-scale production of natural rubber.
Also recorded as India rubber fig, India rubber tree, Indian Rubber Fig, Indian rubberplant, Indian rubbertree and karet-tree.
More from the Moraceae family:
Countries with the most wild observations, from GBIF data.