Micrandra minor
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| Micrandra minor | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Micrandra |
| Species: | M. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrandra minor | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Micrandra siphonioides var. minor (Benth.) Müll.Arg. | |
Micrandra minor is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae.[2] It is native to and abundant in southeastern Colombia, southern Venezuela, northeastern Peru, and northern Brazil.[1] An unbutressed, "corpulent" tree reaching 110 ft (34 m), it is typically found growing higher up on riverbanks in the rainforest.[2] When tapped, trees produce copious amounts of a thick white latex that can be processed into the high-quality "Caurá rubber".[2] Unfortunately the trees cannot survive repeated tapping, so they are no longer exploited.[2]
