The role of rubber trees, is it poisonous to raise rubber trees indoors?

Scientific name: rubber tree. Former Hornem

Nicknames: Indian rubber tree, Indian big green banyan tree, red Burma tree, red-billed rubber tree.

Section: Sankoh Sankoh.

Genus: Ficus Ficus

Distribution: Native to Indian and Malaysian, cultivated all over China.

Morphological characteristics: evergreen woody foliage plants. Rubber tree leaves are large, thick leathery, shiny, round to rectangular; The surface of the leaves is dark green, and the back of the leaves is light green, which is initially wrapped outside the terminal bud. After the new leaves are stretched, the stipules fall off, leaving traces of stipules on the branches. Its mosaic variety has yellow and white patches on the green leaves, which is more beautiful and pleasing to the eye, but its leaves are poisonous.

The function of rubber tree

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▲ Rubber leaves are bright and evergreen, which is a large shade-tolerant foliage plant. Rubber tree potted plants are very good decorative materials whether placed in the lobby corridor of ordinary families or decorated in the lobby of hotels. In southern China, it is common to plant rubber trees in front of buildings, in the center of flower beds and on both sides of roads.

▲ In modern homes, environmental protection has always been an important issue that cannot be ignored. Rubber tree has a unique function of purifying dust, and can also absorb formaldehyde in volatile organic compounds. Not only that, rubber trees can also effectively absorb harmful gases such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrogen fluoride in the air, so that indoor turbid air can be purified. Rubber trees can carry out vigorous photosynthesis and transpiration in sunny places, and regulate air humidity and oxygen content. For dusty, crowded and unventilated offices, it is most suitable to put rubber trees by the window.

Is rubber tree poisonous?

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▲ The rubber tree is so good that many consumers are very tempted and want to buy one to breed at home. However, it is rumored that rubber trees are poisonous and dare not buy them easily. So, is the rubber tree poisonous and will it do harm to our health?

▲ I have to say that rubber trees are poisonous, and its leaves contain toxic substances. However, for ornamental plants, this kind of toxicity has nothing to do with the viewer. As long as you don't eat its leaves, it won't automatically release gases containing toxic gases, so rubber trees are safe to human body no matter where they are placed indoors.