Hevea
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Hevea brasiliensis in a plantation, tapped
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Quechua hyeve (“rubber tree”)
Proper noun
Hevea f
- 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
