Pará rubber tree

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:plant_species
gptkbp:barkColor grayish
gptkbp:class gptkb:Magnoliopsida
gptkbp:commonName rubber tree
sharinga
gptkbp:conservationStatus least concern
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Henry_Wickham
gptkbp:ecologicalRole canopy tree
gptkbp:economicImportance major source of natural rubber
gptkbp:family Euphorbiaceae
gptkbp:firstCultivatedOutsideSouthAmerica late 19th century
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1775
gptkbp:flowerColor yellowish-white
gptkbp:floweringSeason varies by region
gptkbp:fruitType capsule
gptkbp:genus Hevea
gptkbp:growthClimate tropical
gptkbp:harvestSeason tapping
gptkbp:height up to 30 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pará rubber tree
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Plantae
gptkbp:latexHarvestedBy incising bark
gptkbp:latexSource latex
gptkbp:leafType musical composition
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome 2n=36
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:India
gptkb:Indonesia
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Pará,_Brazil
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:South_America
gptkb:Amazon_rainforest
gptkbp:notableFor primary source of commercial natural rubber
gptkbp:order gptkb:Malpighiales
gptkbp:photosynthesisType C3
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Tracheophyta
gptkbp:pollinatedBy insects
gptkbp:propagation seeds
cuttings
gptkbp:sapContains cis-1,4-polyisoprene
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Hevea_brasiliensis
gptkbp:seedColor large, brown mottled
gptkbp:seedDispersal explosive dehiscence
gptkbp:toxicity latex can cause skin irritation
gptkbp:usedFor natural rubber production
gptkbp:vulnerableTo South American leaf blight
gptkbp:woodUse wood
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Caoutchouc
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7