Streblus tonkinensis

Botanical Description

Streblus tonkinensis is an evergreen tree with a much-branched crown; it can grow 6 - 15 metres tall. The bole can be up to 40cm in diameter[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 499 Title Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher HMSO; London. Year 1908 ISBN Description Contains information on a wide range of plants, including Raphionacme utilis. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is the source of a gum that makes an excellent quality latex[ 499 Title Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher HMSO; London. Year 1908 ISBN Description Contains information on a wide range of plants, including Raphionacme utilis. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. It is cultivated in southern China for this gum[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. In general, since the discovery of synthetic rubbers, the market for plant-based rubbers has shrunk dramatically and most commercia plnt-basedl latex is now produced from just one species, the Brazilian rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis[ K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ].