Hevea brasiliensis

Hevea brasiliensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Crotonoideae
Tribus: Micrandreae
Genus: Hevea
Species: Hevea brasiliensis

Name

Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg., 1865

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Siphonia brasiliensis Willd. ex A.Juss., Euphorb. Gen.: t. 12 (1824).
• Heterotypic
  • Hevea janeirensis Müll.Arg. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(2): 706 (1874).
  • Hevea sieberi Warb., Kaoutschukpflanzen: 33 (1900).
  • Hevea brasiliensis var. angustifolia Ule ex Huber, Bol. Mus. Paraense Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 3: 350 (1902).
  • Hevea brasiliensis var. latifolia Ule ex Huber, Bol. Mus. Paraense Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 3: 350 (1902).
  • Hevea brasiliensis f. angustifolia (Ule ex Huber) Ule, Tropenpflanzer Beih. 6: 8 (1905).
  • Hevea brasiliensis f. latifolia (Ule ex Huber) Ule, Tropenpflanzer Beih. 6: 8 (1905).
  • Hevea brasiliensis var. stylosa Huber, Bol. Mus. Goeldi Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 4: 640 (1906).
  • Hevea randiana Huber, Bol. Mus. Goeldi Hist. Nat. Ethnogr. 4: 636 (1906).
  • Hevea brasiliensis var. janeirensis (Müll.Arg.) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, I: 121 (1910).
  • Hevea brasiliensis var. randiana (Huber) Pax in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 147, I: 123 (1910).
  • Hevea brasiliensis var. acreana Ule, Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 114: 14 (1914).
  • Hevea brasiliensis monstr. granthamii Barth, Bot. Gaz. 84: 200 (1927).
  • Hevea granthamii Bartlett, Bot. Gaz. 84: 200 (1927).
  • Hevea brasiliensis f. randiana (Huber) Ducke, Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 2: 224 (1935).
  • Siphonia janeirensis (Müll.Arg.) O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 31: 61 (1941).
  • Siphonia ridleyana O.F.Cook, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 31: 46 (1941).
  • Hevea brasiliensis f. acreana (Ule) Ducke, Bol. Técn. Inst. Agron. N. 10: 23 (1946).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Bolivia; Brazil North; Brazil South; Brazil West-Central; Colombia; French Guiana; Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Müller Argoviensis, J., 1865. Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. Berlin 34:204.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Hevea brasiliensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Hevea brasiliensis. Published online. Accessed: Jun 18 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Hevea brasiliensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Jun 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2020. Hevea brasiliensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jun 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Hevea brasiliensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Бразільская гевея
Deutsch: Kautschukbaum
English: Para rubber tree
Esperanto: Kaŭĉukarbo
español: Shiringa
suomi: Parakautsupuu
magyar: Kaucsukfa, gumifa
italiano: Albero della gomma
日本語: パラゴムノキ
македонски: Каучуково дрво
മലയാളം: റബ്ബർ
Nederlands: Braziliaanse rubberboom
português: Seringueira
română: Arborele de cauciuc
русский: Гевея бразильская

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