Elastica Collection

Sandbox tree, Hura crepitans
5855220 Sandbox tree, Hura crepitans; (add.info.: Sandbox tree, Hura crepitans. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science)

India rubber tree, elastic resin tree, Siphonia elastica
5856742 India rubber tree, elastic resin tree, Siphonia elastica by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Flowers and leaves of the India rubber tree, elastic resin tree, Hevea brasiliensis)

India-rubber plant, Ficus elastica. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896

Saddle mushrooms
White saddle mushrooms, Helvella pityophila and Helvella crispa, and elastic saddle, Helvella elastica. Chromolithograph by Lassus after an illustration by A

Rubber tree, Urceola elastica. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Rubber fig tree, Ficus elastica (Urostigma elasticum). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Panama rubber tree, Castilla elastica. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Rubber tree, Hevea guianensis (Siphonia elastica). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Morel, saddle and helvella mushrooms.. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Mordecai Cubitt Cooke from his own British Edible Fungi, London, Kegan Paul, 1891

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Discover the fascinating world of Elastica, the elasticity champion. From the India rubber tree and elastic resin tree, Siphonia elastica, to the Ficus elastica, or the Rubber fig tree, Elastica's elasticity is a natural wonder. The Panama rubber tree, Castilla elastica, and Hevea guianensis, used for commercial rubber production, are just a few of its sources. But Elastica's elasticity isn't just found in trees; it's also present in the saddle mushrooms, Morels, and Helvella. Robert Boyle, the "Father of Modern Chemistry," marveled at its properties in the 17th century. The Beautiful Rubber plant basks in daylight, while the Castor-oil plant, Ricinus communis, provides another source of natural elasticity in the form of its castor bean. Elastica's elasticity is truly a testament to nature's infinite creativity.