The cells of a so-called rubber plant are flat and thick. They look like flat stones that you might use in a sculpture. These leaves are filled with viscous sap which oozes forward when the leaf is punctured.
https://youtu.be/SDjntkcIvqA
Leaf structures in a rubber tree, (Hevea brasiliensis)
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