Euphorbiaceae

Bentham's hevea

Hevea benthamiana Müll.Arg.

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Hevea

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Bentham's hevea: Distribution of Hevea spp. The genus occurs naturally in tropical South America, mostly in the Amazon basin. To the north of the basin, the land rises to the wa — Photo: Mithila Madawa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: هيفيا بنتامية
English: Bentham's hevea

Synonyms

Hevea benthamiana f. caudata (Ducke) Ducke
Hevea benthamiana f. huberiana (Ducke) Ducke
Hevea benthamiana f. obtusifolia (Ducke) Ducke
Hevea benthamiana f. obtusiloba (Ducke) Ducke
Hevea benthamiana f. subglabrifolia (Ducke) Ducke
Hevea benthamiana var. caudata Ducke
Hevea benthamiana var. huberiana Ducke
Hevea benthamiana var. obtusifolia Ducke
Hevea benthamiana var. obtusiloba Ducke
Hevea benthamiana var. subglabrifolia Ducke
Hevea benthamiana var. typica Ducke
Hevea discolor Spruce ex Pax
Hevea duckei Huber

Photos

Photo: Mithila Madawa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vis M, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.