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hardy rubber tree

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Also known as: Eucommia ulmoides

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Eucommiaceae

In Eucommiaceae
…plants comprising the single species Eucommia ulmoides in the order Garryales. It is an elmlike tree native to temperate regions of central and eastern China that is notable for its milky latex from which rubber can be produced.
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Garryales

In Garryales
…includes a single species (Eucommia ulmoides), native to China. This is a wind-pollinated tree with spirally arranged, simple, toothed leaves. It contains latex cells that cause the leaves to be held together by strands of gum when they are pulled apart in the middle. This gum, or gutta, has…
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