Micrandra minor

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]

Micrandra minor
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 Benth.
Synonyms[1]
Micrandra siphonioides var. minor (Benth.) Müll.Arg.