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Hevea camargoana

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Hevea camargoana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Hevea
Species:
H. camargoana
Binomial name
Hevea camargoana
Pires [1]

Hevea camargoana is a species of flowering plant in the genus Hevea, the rubber trees, belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to the island of Marajó in the Amazon delta in northeastern Brazil where it was discovered in 1975. It is a small tree and Its typical habitat is dry savannah and woodland bordering seasonally inundated swamps.[2]

In the wild, this species grows to a height of 2 to 12 m (7 to 39 ft), but in cultivation it can reach twice this height. Distinguishing features include leaves with pale green undersides, whitish flowers with red bases, toothed basal disks, and single whorls of three to five stamens in the male flowers. The fruits contain three large, rounded seeds.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Hevea camargoana Pires". Tropicos. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b Sethura, M.R.; Mathew, Ninan T. (2012). Natural Rubber: Biology, Cultivation and Technology. Elsevier Science. pp. 50–63. ISBN 978-0-444-59780-9.