The Domestication of the Rubber Tree

Richard Evans Schultes

American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 1993, vol. 52, issue 4, 479-485

Abstract: Abstract. The origins of the plantations producing 98% of the world's natural rubber is traced to the domestication of a single Amazonian species, Hevea brasilensis, and the importance of rubber following vulcanization. The unfortunate sociological and often inhuman treatment of Amazonian tappers are discussed. The consequences of new technology to use the lumber of old trees and of increased uses of rubber are noted.

Date: 1993
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