Hevea

See also: hevea and hévéa

Translingual

Hevea brasiliensis in a plantation, tapped

Etymology

New Latin, from Quechua hyeve (“rubber tree”)

Proper noun

Hevea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – including the most economically important rubber tree.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade - clades; Malpighiales - order; Euphorbiaceae - family; Crotonoideae - subfamily; Micrandreae - tribe; Heveinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Hevea guianensis - type species; Hevea benthamiana, Hevea brasiliensis (Para rubber tree), Hevea microphylla, Hevea nitida, Hevea pauciflora, Hevea spruceana - species

References

Hevea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Hevea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hevea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Hevea at USDA Plants database
Hevea at Tropicos
Hevea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Hevea at Encyclopedia of Life
Hevea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Hevea at Germplasm Resources Information Network
Hevea at The Plant List

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