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Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.

Cauchotero de Pará

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Euphorbiales

Family
Euphorbiaceae

Genus
Hevea

Species
brasiliensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Basionym: Siphonia brasiliensis Willd. ex A.Juss.

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2021

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Hevea brasiliensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19481. Accessed 18 June 2026.