Para rubbertree (Hevea brasiliensis)
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Common names: Arbol de caucho, Caoutchonc tree, Capi, Conori, Hatti, Hevea, Jacia, Jeve, Jeve debil fino, Jeve debil muerto, Jeve fino, Mapalapa, Messigne, Para rubber, Para rubber tree, Para rubbertree, Rapparappa, Rubber wood, Seringa, Seringa mapa, Seringa mashan, Seringa rana, Seringuera, Seringuera amarella, Seringuera barriguda, Seringuera branca, Seringuera chicote, Seringuera da catinga, Seringuera da terra firme, Seringuera folha de maniva, Seringuera itauba, Seringuera itaubarana, Seringuera legitima, Seringuera pescoco de veado, Seringuera preta, Seringuera roxa, Seringuera tambaqui, Seringuera torraba, Seringuera vermelha, Seve joeballi, Shinga del cerro, Shiringa amarilla, Shringa, Sibi-sibi, Urco seringa
Distributed in: Brazil, Guyana, India, Malaysia, Peru, Suriname, Thailand, Venezuela (Africa, Central America, Latin America, Oceania and S.E. Asia)
Distribution overview: Native to the Amazon region; Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. Introduced to many other tropical regions of the world, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Liberia, India, Sri Lanka, Sarawak, and Thailand. Ranges from Subtropical Wet (without frost) to Tropical Dry to Tropical Wet Forest Life Zones, rubber is reported to tolerate annual precipitation of 10.2 to 42.9 dm, annual temperature of 23.1 to 27.5C, and pH of (4.0) 4.3 to 8.0. A rain-forest species of the Amazon Basin, rubber is now an Asian crop, with Asia producing 92% of the world's natural rubber in Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, South Vietnam, and Sarawak. Thrives best in deep well-drained loamy soil, covered by natural undergrowth or leguminous cover-crop and protected from erosion.
Common uses: Boxes and crates, Cabinetmaking, Charcoal, Construction, Fiberboard, Fuelwood, Furniture components, Furniture, Joinery, Light construction, Moldings, Paneling, Particleboard, Plywood, Pulp/Paper products, Toothpicks, Toys, Veneer
Product sources: Apart from timber, latex tapped from Para rubbertree produces the best quality rubber, superior to that from all other latex-producing trees and synthetic rubber. The tree is the source of all the natural rubber produced in the world.About 95% of the world's rubber supply originate from Southeast Asia, and it has been estimated that about 50,000 different products are directly or indirectly made from rubber. The tree is also valued for its edible seeds, and the earliest and principal use of rubber trees locally was for that purpose. The mottled seeds are also used as fish bait by the natives.
Environment profile: Status unknown in many of its growth areas
Tree size: Trunk diameter is 100-150 cm
Colors: the heart isYellow, Yellow to golden-yellow to orangeand the sapwoodWhite, Yellow.The grain isWavy, the textureMedium to coarseand the lusterMedium
Natural durability: Susceptible to marine borer attack, Very little natural resistance
Odor: Sour odor
LightInduced Color Change: Darker
Kiln Schedules: UK=E US=T6D2/T3D1 Fr=5
Kiln Drying Rate: Rapid
Drying Defects: Slight twist/warp, Without proper seasonal precaution, timber is highly prone to distortion
Ease of Drying: Slowly
Tree Identification: Bole/stem form is not buttressed
Blunting Effect: Blunting effect on sawing green wood is severe
Boring: Moderately easy
Cutting Resistance: Easy to saw
Gluing: Fairly Easy to Very Easy
Mortising: Very Good to Excellent
Moulding: Very Good to Excellent
Movement in Service: Very Good to Excellent
Nailing: Pre-boring recommended, Tends to split during nailing
Planing: Very Good to Excellent
Resistance to Impregnation: Resistant sapwood
Resistance to Splitting: Poor
Response to hand tools: Easy to machine
Routing recessing: Poor to Very Poor Results
Sanding: Very Good to Excellent Results
Veneering qualities: Suitable for peeling, There is slight to moderate drying degrade and the potential for buckles and splits
Screwing: Possible if prebored, Screwing yields good results; Turning: Poor to Very Poor Results
Polishing: Fair to Good; Staining: There are staining characteristics that should be watched for, but the specifics are not available.;
- Numerical data Metric
- Numerical data English
- Strength properties
- References
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Item |
Green |
Dry |
Metric |
Specific Gravity |
0,45 |
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Density |
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592 |
kg/m3 |
Bending Strength |
467 |
732 |
kg/cm2 |
Crushing Strength |
259 |
429 |
kg/cm2 |
Hardness |
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451 |
kg |
Impact Strength |
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cm |
Shearing Strength |
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87 |
kg/cm2 |
Stiffness |
72 |
85 |
1000 kg/cm2 |
Tangential Shrinkage |
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% |
Radial Shrinkage |
3 |
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% |
Weight |
576 |
464 |
kg/m3 |
Maximum Load |
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cm-kg/cm3 |
Toughness |
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cm-kg |
Static Bending |
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kg/cm2 |
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 |  |  |  | Item | Green | Dry | English | Bending Strength | 6644 | 10419 | psi | Density | | 37 | lbs/ft3 | Hardness | | 995 | lbs | Maximum Crushing Strength | 3694 | 6106 | psi | Shearing Strength | | 1245 | psi | Stiffness | 1038 | 1223 | 1000 psi | Specific Gravity | 0.45 | | | Weight | 36 | 29 | lbs/ft3 | Radial Shrinkage | 3 | | % | Tangential Shrinkage | 6 | | % | |
Density (dry weight) = 31-37 lbs/cu. ft. Bending strength (MOR) = low Shrinkage, Radial = very small Max. crushing strength = medium Density (dry weight) = 38-45 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Radial = large Shrinkage, Radial = fairly large Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = very low Shearing strength (parallel to grain) = low Modulus of Elasticity (stiffness) = very low Density (dry weight) = 23-30 lbs/cu. ft. Shrinkage, Radial = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = small Shrinkage, Tangential = moderate Shrinkage, Tangential = large Shrinkage, Tangential = fairly large Max. crushing strength = low Hardness (side grain) = soft Density = high Bending strength (MOR) = medium
Density (dry weight) = 46-52 lbs/cu. ft.
Strength properties of Para rubbertree are equal or superior to those of Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris )
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