Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.

 
  • Family : EUPHORBIACEAE
    (Spurge Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AMLA FAMILY (आँवला फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Euphorbiaceae
  • Basionym : Siphonia brasiliensis Willd. ex A.Juss.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.
  • Common name : Brasilian Rubber
  • Vernacular name :
    • Rubber gida (Kannada)
    • Rubber (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Cultivated
  • Comments / notes : Source of Para-rubber
  • Flower, Fruit : May-June
  • Native : Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia
  • World Distribution : Widely cultivated in Tropics
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Hevea brasiliensis. Downloaded on 9 December 2024.

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