Organisms

Hevea

A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE, order Euphorbiales, subclass Rosidae. Commercial natural RUBBER is mainly obtained from Hevea brasiliensis but also from some other plants.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE, order Euphorbiales, subclass Rosidae. Commercial natural RUBBER is mainly obtained from Hevea brasiliensis but also from some other plants.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Heveas
  • Hevea brasiliensis
  • Rubber Tree
  • Hevea brasilienses
  • Rubber Trees
  • Tree, Rubber
  • Trees, Rubber
  • brasiliensis, Hevea

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with FICUS which is sometimes called rubberplant

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History Note

2002; for RUBBER TREE use EUPHORBIACEAE 1998-2001

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Previous Indexing

  • Euphorbiaceae (1998-2001)

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.859.797w.438w.399w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hevea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D028482. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D028482
  2. Hevea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hevea
  3. Hevea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2350189