Rubber tree
ರಬ್ಬರಿನಮರरबरபிரேசிலிய ரப்பர் மரம்
Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.
- light
- —
- water
- —
- tall
- 43 m
- wide
- —
Euphorbiaceae
Also called Para rubber tree
Formerly Hevea granthamii, Hevea janeirensis, Hevea randiana, Hevea sieberi, and 3 more
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- TreeKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- Wet tropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- S. Trop. AmericaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Height
- 43 mRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Flowers
- Cream, yellowRead from Wikipedia, one source
Not known yet: light, spread, water, coldest it survives, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (12)
- German
- Kautschukbaum
- Chinese
- 橡胶, 橡胶树, 巴西橡膠樹
- Simplified Chinese
- 橡胶树, 三叶橡胶, 巴西橡胶
- Esperanto
- Kaŭĉukarbo
- Finnish
- Parakautsupuu
- Italian
- albero della gomma
- Japanese
- パラゴムノキ
- Macedonian
- Каучуково дрво
- Malayalam
- റബ്ബർ, റബ്ബർ മരം
- Dutch
- Braziliaanse rubberboom
- Portuguese
- Seringueira
- Romanian
- Arborele de cauciuc
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, Public domain
- 3D model: Hevea brasiliensis (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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