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, 2^nd 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