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Euphorbiaceae
20-Hevea brasiliensis, rubber plantation
Pure latex rubber comes from the sap of
Hevea brasiliensis
, which is native to the Amazon and Orinoco river basins of South America and now grown especially in Ceylon and the Malaysia.
Photo by D. S. Seigler, University of Illinois.
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