EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) is a tree from the Euphorbiaceae family and originates from Brazil.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hevea Brasiliensis: ↑ It is a tree native to the Amazon. It is economically very important because the latex collected from the tree is the primary source of natural rubber.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hevea brasiliensis is a species of rubberwood that is native to rainforests in the Amazon region of South America, including Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. These trees are generally found in low-altitude moist forests, wetlands, riparian zones, forest gaps, and disturbed areas.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hevea brasiliensis, the Pará rubber tree, sharinga tree, seringueira, or most commonly, rubber tree or rubber plant, is a flowering plant belonging to the spurge family Euphorbiaceae originally native to the Amazon basin, but is now pantropical in distribution due to introductions.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hevea brasiliensis (Rubber Tree) The rubber tree will grow to be 100 to 130 feet in height, and live to be 100 years old. Its white sap, which is latex, flows from the tree when bark is removed. A rubber tree can be tapped for latex when it is six years of age.