- Family: Euphorbiaceae Juss.
Hevea Aubl.
This genus is accepted, and its native range is S. Tropical America.
Descriptions
According to Flora of Tropical East Africa
[FTEA]Euphorbiaceae, A. R.-Smith. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1987
- Habit
- Monoecious laticiferous trees
- Leaves
- Leaves alternate, stipulate, long-petiolate, trifoliolate; petiole with a gland at the apex; leaflets petiolulate, entire, penninerved, membranous, chartaceous or coriaceous
- Stipules
- Stipules small, fugacious
- Inflorescences
- Inflorescences axillary, subtended by leaves or bracts, paniculate, androgynous, the central flower of each cyme-unit ♀, the rest ♂, protogynous; bracts small, entire
- Flowers
- Male flowers: calyx globose or ovoid in bud, 5-lobed, the lobes valvate; petals 0; disc of 5 free or united glands; stamens 5–10, the filaments united to form a column, anthers sessile, regularly or irregularly disposed around the column in 1–2 series, those of the lower series alternating with the calyx-lobes; pistillode at apex of staminal column, entire Female flowers: calyx as in the ♂; petals 0; disc minute or 0; ovary ovoid, 3(–4)-locular, with one ovule per locule; styles 3(–4), short, stigmas thick, spreading, entire or slightly bilobed
- Male
- Male flowers: calyx globose or ovoid in bud, 5-lobed, the lobes valvate; petals 0; disc of 5 free or united glands; stamens 5–10, the filaments united to form a column, anthers sessile, regularly or irregularly disposed around the column in 1–2 series, those of the lower series alternating with the calyx-lobes; pistillode at apex of staminal column, entire
- Female
- Female flowers: calyx as in the ♂; petals 0; disc minute or 0; ovary ovoid, 3(–4)-locular, with one ovule per locule; styles 3(–4), short, stigmas thick, spreading, entire or slightly bilobed
- Fruits
- Fruits large, bluntly or sharply trigonous, dehiscing septicidally into 3 bivalved cocci; endocarp woody
- Seeds
- Seeds large, smooth, oblong-ovoid, blotched, estrophiolate; testa crustaceous; albumen reduced or lacking; cotyledons thick, fleshy, ± equal in size.
According to Flora Zambesiaca
[FZ]Euphorbiaceae, A. Radcliffe-Smith. Flora Zambesiaca 9:4. 1996
- Habit
- Monoecious laticiferous trees.
- Leaves
- Leaves alternate, stipulate, long-petiolate, trifoliolate; petiole with an apical gland; leaflets petiolulate, entire, penninerved; stipules small, fugacious.
- Inflorescences
- Inflorescences axillary, subtended by leaves or bracts, paniculate, androgynous, the central flower of each cymule female, the rest male, protogynous; bracts small, entire.
- Flowers
- Male flowers: calyx ovoid or globose in bud, 5-lobed, the lobes valvate; petals absent; disk glands 5, free or united; stamens 5–10, the filaments united into a column, anthers sessile in 1–2 series, those of the outer series alternisepalous; pistillode at the apex of the staminal column, entire. Female flowers: calyx as in the male; petals absent; disk minute or absent; ovary ovoid, 3(4)-locular, with 1 ovule per locule; styles short, stigmas thick, spreading, entire or slightly 2-lobed.
- Fruits
- Fruits large, trigonous, septicidally dehiscent into 3 bivalved cocci; endocarp woody.
- Seeds
- Seeds large, oblong-ovoid, smooth, blotched, ecarunculate; testa crustaceous; endosperm scanty or absent; cotyledons thick, fleshy, ± equal in size.
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Distribution
Native to:
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Introduced into:
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, Central African Repu, China Southeast, Costa Rica, Fiji, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Malaya, Mexico Southwest, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Zaïre
Accepted Species
- Hevea benthamiana Müll.Arg.
- Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.
- Hevea camargoana Pires
- Hevea camporum Ducke
- Hevea guianensis Aubl.
- Hevea microphylla Ule
- Hevea nitida Mart. ex Müll.Arg.
- Hevea pauciflora (Spruce ex Benth.) Müll.Arg.
- Hevea rigidifolia (Spruce ex Benth.) Müll.Arg.
- Hevea spruceana (Benth.) Müll.Arg.
Synonyms
Other Data
Hevea Aubl. appears in other Kew resources:
Herbarium Catalogue (20 records)
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schultes, R.E. [10261], Brazil | K001205614 | |||
| Schultes, R.E. [10260], Brazil | K001205618 | |||
| Schultes, R.E. [8098], Brazil | K001205627 | |||
| Ducke, A. [21973], Brazil | K001205613 | |||
| Ducke, A. [21971], Brazil | K001205615 | |||
| Ducke, A. [s.n.], Brazil | K001205616 | |||
| Ducke, A. [21972], Brazil | K001205617 | |||
| Ducke, A. [21970], Brazil | K001205619 | |||
| Ducke, A. [s.n.], Brazil | K001205620 | |||
| Ducke, A. [134], Brazil | K001205623 | |||
| Ducke, A. [134], Brazil | K001205624 | |||
| Ducke, A. [IAN/131], Brazil | K001205625 | |||
| Ducke, A. [132], Brazil | K001205626 | |||
| Ducke, A. [824], Brazil | K001205628 | |||
| Krukoff, B.A. [508], Brazil | K001205839 | |||
| Fróes, R.L. [20742], Brazil | K001205838 | |||
| Acevedo-Rodriguez, P. [7992], Brazil | K001205864 | |||
| Acevedo-Rodriguez, P. [8179], Brazil | K001205865 | |||
| Acevedo-Rodriguez, P. [8182], Brazil | K001205866 | |||
| Acevedo-Rodriguez, P. [8264], Brazil | K001205867 |
Bibliography
First published in Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 871 (1775)
Accepted by
- Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Pax & K. Hoffm. in E. & P. Pflanzenfam. 19C: 102 (1931).
- —F.T.A. 6, 1: 743
Flora Zambesiaca
- Pax in Engler, Pflanzenr. [IV, fam. 147, i] 42: 117 (1910).
- Müller Argoviensis in De Candolle, Prodr. 15, 2: 716 (1866).
- Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 871, t. 335 (1775).
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Hutch. in F.T.A. 6(1): 743 (1912)
- Pax in E.P. IV. 147(1): 117 (1910)
- G.P. 3(1): 290 (1880)
- Muell. Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15(2): 716 (1866)
- Hist. Pl. Guiane Fr. 2: 871, t. 335 (1775)
Sources
Flora Zambesiaca
Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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