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n. - Small genus of South American trees yielding latex.

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  • Rubber samples from Hevea, Parthenium, and Chrysothamnus appear to be structurally identical.
  • While natural rubber occurs in over 2,000 plant species, the commercial source is the rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis.
  • (Hevea brasiliensis) is widely cultivated in Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Java, on big plantations as well as in small-holdings.
  • Economically important trees on the terra-firme are the Brazil nut Bertholletia excelsa, Bowdichia virgilioides, and rubber Hevea spruceana.
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