Hevea brasiliensis
naturalizedEuphorbiaceae

Hevea brasiliensis

rubber tree

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Hevea brasiliensis, the Pará rubber tree, sharinga tree, seringueira, or, most commonly, the rubber tree or rubber plant, is a tree belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. 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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