The latex gathered from Castilla elastica was converted into usable rubber by mixing the latex with the juice of the morning glory species Ipomoea alba which, conveniently, is typically found in the wild as a vine climbing Castilla elastica.
Castilla District | Ficus elastica | Elastica | Vinny Castilla | San Pablo District, Mariscal Ramón Castilla | Mariscal Ramón Castilla Province | Funtumia elastica | Connection (Elastica song) | Castilla elastica | 2009 Vuelta a Castilla y León |
The Olmec people of Mesoamerica extracted and produced similar forms of primitive rubber from analogous latex-producing trees such as Castilla elastica as early as 3600 years ago.