Euphorbiaceae
Rubber tree
Hevea brasiliensis
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Hevea
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsNot sure
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (63)
- Arabic
- هيفيا برازيلية, شجرة المطاط
- arz
- هيفيا برازيليه
- Bangla
- প্যারা রাবার
- Basque
- Kautxu zuhaitz
- Bulgarian
- Бразилска хевея
- Burmese
- ကြက်ပေါင်စေးပင်
- Cantonese
- 三葉橡膠
- Catalan
- Arbre del cautxú, Hevea
- Chinese
- 巴西橡膠樹, 橡胶树, 橡膠樹, 三叶橡胶, 巴西橡胶, 橡皮树, 橡胶, 三叶橡胶树
- Croatian
- Kaučukovac
- Czech
- Kaučukovník brazilský
- Danish
- Gummitræ
- dga
- Para ɔrɔɔba teɛ, Ɔrɔɔba teɛ
- din
- Apam
- Dutch
- Braziliaanse rubberboom, Pararubber, Pararubberboom
- English
- Rubber tree, Para rubber tree
- Esperanto
- Kaŭĉukarbo
- Finnish
- Parakautsupuu, Kumipuu
- French
- Hévéa, Hévéas
- frr
- Kautschukbuum
- Galician
- Hevea, Seringueira, Árbore do caucho
- German
- Kautschukbaum, Gummibaum, Parakautschukbaum, Rubberwood
- gv
- Billey rubbyr
- Hebrew
- הוואה ברזילאית
- Hindi
- रबड़, रबर
- hsb
- Brazilski kawčukowc, Brazilski žiwicowc
- Hungarian
- Kaucsukfa, Gumifa
- Indonesian
- Para, Pohon karet
- io
- Gumarboro
- Irish
- Crann rubair
- Italian
- Albero della gomma
- Japanese
- パラゴムノキ
- Javanese
- Karèt, Karet, Para
- Kannada
- ರಬ್ಬರಿನಮರ
- kg
- Yinti ya ndimbu
- Korean
- 파라고무나무
- lah
- ربڑ رکھ
- Lithuanian
- Brazilinė hevėja, Hevėja, Kaučiukmedis
- Macedonian
- Каучуково дрво
- Malay
- Pokok getah
- Malayalam
- റബ്ബർ മരം, റബ്ബർ, Para rubber tree
- nia
- Hafea
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Ekte gummitre
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Ekte gummitre
- Occitan
- Evea
- Persian
- درخت لاستیک
- Polish
- Kauczukowiec
- Portuguese
- Seringueira, Seringa, Seringueiro
- Quechua
- K'awchu sach'a, Kawchu sach'a, Kawchu sacha, Shiringa, Shirinka, Siringa
- Romanian
- Arbore de cauciuc, Arborele de cauciuc
- Russian
- Гевея бразильская, Бразильская гевея, Каучуковое дерево
- Slovak
- Kaučukovník
- Slovenian
- Brazilski kavčukovec, Heveja
- Spanish
- Caoutchoua, Seringueira, Seringueiro, Siphopnicna, Siringa, Árbol del caucho
- Sundanese
- Karét
- Swahili
- Mpira
- Swedish
- Kautschuk, Gummiträd, Kautchuk, Kautsjuk
- Tamil
- பிரேசிலிய ரப்பர் மரம்
- Telugu
- రబ్బరు చెట్టు
- Thai
- ยางพารา, ต้นยางพารา
- Ukrainian
- Гевея бразильська
- Uzbek
- Geveya
- Vietnamese
- Cao su, Cây cao su
Synonyms
- Hevea brasiliensis f. acreana (Ule) Ducke
- Hevea brasiliensis f. angustifolia (Ule ex Huber) Ule
- Hevea brasiliensis f. latifolia (Ule ex Huber) Ule
- Hevea brasiliensis f. randiana (Huber) Ducke
- Hevea brasiliensis var. acreana Ule
- Hevea brasiliensis var. angustifolia Ule ex Huber
- Hevea brasiliensis var. janeirensis (Müll.Arg.) Pax
- Hevea brasiliensis var. latifolia Ule ex Huber
- Hevea brasiliensis var. randiana (Huber) Pax
- Hevea brasiliensis var. stylosa Huber
- Hevea granthamii Bartlett
- Hevea janeirensis Müll.Arg.
- Hevea randiana Huber
- Hevea sieberi Warb.
- Siphonia brasiliensis Willd. ex A.Juss.
- Siphonia janeirensis (Müll.Arg.) O.F.Cook
- Siphonia ridleyana O.F.Cook
Flowers
- In flower
- January, September (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
FruitPhoto: Cheongweei Gan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ashwin A, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mithila Madawa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Enrique Salazar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: wlcutler, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.