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Castilla (sometimes incorrectly spelled Castilloa) is a tree genus belonging to the family Moraceae found native in Central America. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its For other meanings see Rosales (disambiguation. Rosales is an order of Flowering plants including nine families Moraceae is a family of Flowering plants commonly known as the mulberry or fig family Vicente (Vincente de Cervantes ( 1755 - 1829) was a notable Spanish and Mexican physician and Botanist. In Scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different Scientific names used for a single Taxon. Lapsus is an involuntary mistake made while writing or speaking A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Moraceae is a family of Flowering plants commonly known as the mulberry or fig family It is named after Juan Diego del Castillo (d. Juan Diego del Castillo (d 1793 was a Spanish pharmacist and Botanist who joined Vicente Cervantes in Mexico. 1793), a botanist, who was friends with Vicente Cervantes, who chose the name in his friend's honor. Vicente (Vincente de Cervantes ( 1755 - 1829) was a notable Spanish and Mexican physician and Botanist.
The main species is Castilla elastica, one of several plants from which rubber has been extracted. The vernacular name is Panama rubber tree or castilloa rubber. The pre-Columbian MesoAmericans used the latex of this plant to make a ball used in a ceremonial game. The Mesoamerican ballgame was a Sport with ritual associations played for over 3000 years by the Pre-Columbian peoples of Mesoamerica. Castilla elastica is a weedy tree which has become invasive in areas where it has been introduced, such as in the South Pacific.
Castilla species exhibit a phenomenon known as cladoptosis (the regular shedding of branches). Cladoptosis ( Greek: clados - a branch ptosis - falling it is sometimes pronounced with the p silent refers to the phenomenon in Botany of This may be an adaptation to prevent the growth of climbing plants.
- Species and subspecies
- Castilla elastica (Panama rubber tree, Castilloa rubber, palo de hule, olicuáhuitl
- Castilla ulei Warb. Castilla elastica, the Panama rubber tree, is a tree native to the tropical areas of Mexico and Central America which was in Pre-Columbian (Caucho rubber)
See also
References
Vicente (Vincente) de Cervantes (b. Vicente (Vincente de Cervantes ( 1755 - 1829) was a notable Spanish and Mexican physician and Botanist. 1755, d. 1829), Castilla, in Gazeta de Literatura de México 1794, Suppl. : 7. (2 July 1794)