Hevea
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| Hevea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Crotonoideae |
| Tribe: | Micrandreae |
| Subtribe: | Heveinae |
| Genus: | Hevea Aubl. |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Caoutchoua J.F.Gmel. |
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Hevea is a genus of flowering plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is also one of many names used commercially for the wood of the most economically important species H. brasiliensis.
[edit] Selected species
- Hevea benthamiana Müll.Arg.
- Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg. – Pará Rubber Tree
- Hevea guianensis Aubl.
- Hevea microphylla Ule
- Hevea nitida Mart. ex Müll.Arg.
- Hevea pauciflora (Spruce ex Benth.) Müll.Arg.
- Hevea spruceana (Benth.) Müll.Arg.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Hevea Aubl.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-03-31. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?5650. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
- ^ "Species Records of Hevea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?5650. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
[edit] External links
Media related to Hevea at Wikimedia Commons 
Data related to Hevea at Wikispecies
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