Today, though, almost all of the world’s rubber supply comes from Hevea brasiliensis, also called the Pará rubber tree. Though it originated in the Amazon rainforest, native South American ...

Where do Michelin tyres come from? From the sap of the Pará rubber tree – also known as Hevea brasiliensis, sharing a tree or rubber plant – which grow over 40 metres tall and can be tapped ...