Rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) is a tropical tree. It can grow up to 130 feet tall in its natural habitat. However, on ...

The most valuable species were members of the genus Hevea, because their latex could be tapped rather than harvested from a ...

In 1876, he emerged from the Brazilian jungle and steamed to London with a cache of pilfered Hevea seeds, setting off a seismic shift in global rubber production. The rubber tree seed escape ...

From automobile and aircraft tires, to belts and hoses, natural rubber production is essential to modern production.