Hevea brasiliensis, the Pará rubber tree, sharinga tree, seringueira, or, most commonly, the rubber tree or rubber plant, is a tree belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It is the most economically important member of the genus Hevea because the milky latex extracted from the tree is the primary source of natural rubber.
Flower : pungent, creamy-yellow and have no petals
Fruit : A capsule that contains three large seeds; it opens explosively when ripe
Ayurvedic usage : Latex tapping – creation of rubber from tree sap and tree trunk is used as wood as well for building
Height : up to 5m – 43 m (141 ft)
Leaves : three leaflets and are spirally arranged
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