AGRO 1001 Chapter : Rubber
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Para rubber tree: heva brasiliensis: the name of the tree comes from par : the brazilian state that contains bel m, often called rubber tree. India rubber : a stationer accidentally discovered this to be a pencil eraser. History of rubber in brazil: provided the world with the rubber tree: heva brasiliensis, the country no longer plays any significant part in the world natural rubber trade. Seeds were exported from the lower amazon area of brazil to london by henry wickham: the seeds were germinated at the tropical herbarium in kew gardens, london later that year. From there seedlings were exported to ceylon (now sri lanka). In 1877, 22 seedlings were sent from ceylon to singapore, where they grew strongly, and the technique of tapping was developed: prior to tapping, the trees had to be felled before the latex could be extracted (slaughter tapping). Latex producing tree: the tree can reach a height of 90 feet.
