Hevea brasiliensis

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Hevea brasiliensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Hevea brasiliensis, Muell. Arg. South American Rubber Tree. Para Rubber Thee. Caoutchouc Tree. Brazil Rubber. Sekingueira. Tree, to 60 ft. high: petioles slender, 3-10 in. long; Ifts. elliptical-lanceolate. 6 in. long, straight-veined: branches of the panicle and fls. finely and closely pubescent: staminate buds acute; stamens 10 in 2 whorls. Amazon region of Brazil. Quite variable. H.I. 2573, 2575. Gn. 18, p. 564. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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