Euphorbiaceae

Hevea guianensis Aubl.

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Hevea

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Hevea guianensis: 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 غويانية
Chinese: 圭亚那橡胶树

Synonyms

Caoutchoua guianensis (Aubl.) O.F.Cook
Hevea guianensis f. typica
Hevea guianensis subsp. typica Ducke
Siphonia elastica Pers.
Siphonia elastica (L.f.) Forsyth f.
Siphonia guianensis (Aubl.) Juss. ex Baill.

Photos

Photo: Mithila Madawa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: British Museum - Natural History Museum's Biodiversity Informatics Group., 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). About our plant data.