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Zone | Herbs |
Reference Id | ACP0078 |
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Hevea brasiliensis ( Willd. ex A.Juss. ) Müll.Arg.
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Family Name | Euphorbiaceae |
Local Name | Rubber Tree |
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Traditional Usage | Material, food wrapper |
Description | Morphology: Tree up to 40 m tall, leaves alternate, trifoliolate, stipulate, leaflets obovate, apically acuminate, entire and basally acute. Flowers numerous, creamy, yellow or green, in axillary pubescent panicles, sweet-scented and small.Fruit a 3-lobed, 3-seeded ellipsoidal capsule, each carpel with 1 seed, seeds ellipsoidal and variable in size. |
Ecology Distribution | Commonly in Amazon valley and originated from Brazil. Widespread throughout tropical region to the borders of Caribbean Sea and Andes.
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Conservation Status | Least Concerned |
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Reference Id | ACP |
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Hedychium longicornutum Baker
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Family Name | Zingiberaceae |
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Conservation Status | Least Concerned |
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