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Para rubbertree
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 27.5￿C, 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
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Item Green Dry Metric
Specific Gravity 0,45
Density 592 kg/m3
Bending Strength 467 732 kg/cm2
Crushing Strength 259 429 kg/cm2
Hardness 451 kg
Impact Strength cm
Shearing Strength 87 kg/cm2
Stiffness 72 85 1000 kg/cm2
Tangential Shrinkage %
Radial Shrinkage 3 %
Weight 576 464 kg/m3
Maximum Load cm-kg/cm3
Toughness cm-kg
Static Bending kg/cm2
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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