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Rubber Tree

Hevea brasiliensis

Least concern

Rubber Tree
Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen · Public domain

Overview

Hevea brasiliensis, the Pará rubber tree, sharinga tree, seringueira, or, most commonly, rubber tree or rubber plant, is a flowering plant belonging to the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is originally native to the Amazon basin, but is now pantropical in distribution due to introductions. It is the most economically important member of the genus Hevea, because the milky latex extracted from the tree is the primary source of natural rubber.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Hevea brasiliensis — CC BY-SA 4.0