Hevea

See also: hevea and hévéa

Translingual

Hevea brasiliensis in a plantation, tapped

Etymology

New Latin, from Quechua hyeve (“rubber tree”)

Proper noun

Hevea f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – including the most economically important rubber tree.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids, COM clade – clades; Malpighiales – order; Euphorbiaceae – family; Crotonoideae - subfamily; Micrandreae - tribe; Heveinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Hevea guianensis - type species; Hevea benthamiana, Hevea brasiliensis (Para rubber tree), Hevea microphylla, Hevea nitida, Hevea pauciflora, Hevea spruceana - species

References

• Hevea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hevea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hevea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hevea at USDA Plants database
• Hevea at Tropicos
• Hevea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Hevea at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Hevea at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Hevea at The Plant List