Hevea is an exotic timber species native to the Amazon. It was then widely planted in South-East Asia and then in Africa. The wood is first creamy white, before becoming light brown. Hevea is best known for being the rubber wood: its latex is used to make rubber.
Hevea spp.
Family: EUPHORBIACEAE (angiosperme)
Commercial restriction: no commercial restriction
Hevea is a tropical tree that can reach 30 m in height and 1 m in diameter.
The tropical wood Hevea is used for example in interior carpentry for the manufacture of furniture, as well as for the manufacture of light frameworks.
Hevea timber can be used for the following products:
Structures and panels
Carpentry and interior fittings
Miscellaneous uses
The tropical species hevea is found in the Amazonian forest, its region of origin. It is also found in Southeast Asia and in the tropical regions of Africa.
Read the Tropix sheet of hevea (CIRAD).
Read the Tropix sheet of hevea (CIRAD).
Read the Tropix sheet of hevea (CIRAD).
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