Hevea brasiliensis
Hevarú; rubberwood
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Rubberwood | |
| English | Hevarú; rubberwood | |
| Other names | Hevea (GB, DE, MY, TH, IN); Gummibaumholz (DE); seringa, seringeira (BR); kayu karet (ID); arbol de caucho (sAm) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | South America; Tropische Gebiete, Afrika, Lateinamerika, Asien, Ozeanien | |||
| States and Territories | Trinidad and Tobago; Benin; China South-Central; Colombia; Gulf of Guinea Is.; Bolivia; Malaya; Brazil South; Cambodia; India; Costa Rica; Bismarck Archipelago; Brazil North; Thailand; China Southeast; Assam; French Guiana; Zaire; Venezuela; Togo; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Bangladesh; Hainan; Peru; Brazil West-Central; Andaman Is.; Taiwan; Mexico Southwest; Nicobar Islands; Central African Republic; Fiji | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malpighiales | |||
| Family | Euphorbiaceae | |||
| Genus | Hevea | |||
| Species | brasiliensis | |||
| Author citation | (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg. | |||
| Scientific name | Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/euphebra.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | without color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | gelb und hell | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
| Remarks | /D in frischem Zustand starker, unangenehmer Geruch /E with unpleasant odour when fresh /F bois frais avec odeur désagréable /P madeira verde com cheiro desagradável /S madera verde con olor desagradable | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 0.52-0.6-0.64 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Bark
HVBR , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson