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Definition of Genus hevea
1. Noun. Small genus of South American trees yielding latex. "Rubber trees are usually cultivated in plantations"
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Euphorbiaceae, Family Euphorbiaceae, Spurge Family
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Hevea
Literary usage of Genus hevea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1911)
""The Euphorbiaceae is the most important family from a commerical standpoint as
it includes the genus Hevea which produces the highest grade rubber—Para. ..."
2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1902)
"... closely related to the same genus Hevea. It appears from Dr. Small's studies
that the species comes nearest to ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... while rain falls during about six months and the soil and atmosphere are moist
throughout the year. The genus Hevea was formerly called ..."
4. The Indian Forester (1902)
"It appears, for example, that trees of the genus Hevea—the source of Para rubber—
when grown in the East, become'productive at an earlier age than in the ..."
5. Physical and Commercial Geography: A Study of Certain Controlling Conditions by Herbert Ernest Gregory, Albert Galloway Keller, Avard Longley Bishop (1910)
"Probably the leading species of rubber-bearing tree in Brazil is one which belongs
to the genus Hevea, and is known as Hevea ..."
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