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Hevea rigidifolia

Hevea rigidifolia

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

The seeds contain cyanic compounds are poisonous to humans unless treated[1]. See notes on edible uses below[PFAF].

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

A plant of the 'Caatinga' dry forest region of northeast Brazil. The climate is hot and dry, there are usually 6 to 11 months without rain each year. The mean annual rainfall varies from 250 - 1,000mm, and the mean annual temperature is from 24 - 26°c.

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Hevea+rigidifolia>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Vol. 37 — Harvard University · 1956 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Amongst other articles, it contains an excellent article on the food uses of the genus Hevea. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  2. [2]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
  3. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎