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Euphorbiaceae

20-Hevea brasiliensis, rubber plantation

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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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