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Also Known As Hevea brasiliensis • Para rubber tree

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rubber trees
latex dripping into a cup from a tapped rubber tree
Latex flows from a cut in the bark of a rubber tree into a small bucket on a lush green plantation in Thailand, with rows of rubber trees in the background.
extraction of latex
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