Hevea camporum

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Hevea camporum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Hevea
Species:
H. camporum
Binomial name
Hevea camporum

Hevea camporum is a species of flowering plant in the genus Hevea, the rubber trees, belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to the Amazon basin where it occurs in Amazonas State in northwestern Brazil. Its habitat is dry savannah. In form it is a shrub, rarely taller than 2 m (7 ft) in the wild, though it can grow taller in cultivation.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fernandez, E.; Farias, S. (2020). "Hevea camporum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T163485529A169286700. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Hevea camporum Ducke". Catalogue of Life. ITIS. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  3. ^ Sethura, M.R.; Mathew, Ninan T. (2012). Natural Rubber: Biology, Cultivation and Technology. Elsevier Science. pp. 50–56. ISBN 978-0-444-59780-9.