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Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.

Hevarú; rubberwood

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Rubberwood
English Hevarú; rubberwood
Other names Hevea (GB, DE, MY, TH, IN); Gummibaumholz (DE); seringa, seringeira (BR); kayu karet (ID); arbol de caucho (sAm)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions South America; Tropische Gebiete, Afrika, Lateinamerika, Asien, Ozeanien
States and Territories Benin; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Togo; Central African Republic; Gulf of Guinea Is.; Zaire; China South-Central; Hainan; China Southeast; Taiwan; Assam; Bangladesh; India; Andaman Is.; Cambodia; Nicobar Islands; Thailand; Malaya; Bismarck Archipelago; Fiji; Mexico Southwest; Costa Rica; Trinidad and Tobago; French Guiana; Venezuela; Bolivia; Colombia; Peru; Brazil West-Central; Brazil North; Brazil South

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Malpighiales
Family Euphorbiaceae
Genus Hevea
Species brasiliensis
Author citation (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.
Scientific name Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/euphebra.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood gelb und hell

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC
Remarks /D in frischem Zustand starker, unangenehmer Geruch /E with unpleasant odour when fresh /F bois frais avec odeur désagréable /P madeira verde com cheiro desagradável /S madera verde con olor desagradable

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 0.52-0.6-0.64 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

Hevarú; rubberwood

HVBR , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson