- Hevea brasiliensis or Rubber tree is a species of flowering plant belong to Euphorbiaceae family. The Rubber tree, also known as Para Tree is a large tree growing up about 25- 30 meters in height. It is native plant to Brazil and introduced to Sri Lanka as a export crop. It was fast established and became the second most economically important plant in Sri Lanka. It is widely cultivate in low country wet zone.
Seed of Rubber tree A Rubber Land Common Classification Common Names Rubber Tree, Sinhala Name Rubber, Rabat Scientific Classification Scientific Name Hevea brasiliensis Family Euphorbiaceae Genus Hevea Synonym Siphonia ridleyana Ecology Category Economic Growth Habit Tree Duration Perennial Origin Introduced Status Cultivate Property Culinary / Edible No Use as Herb No Other Use Industrial Timber Firewood Poisoned / Toxin Yes Identification