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The most important source of commercial, natural rubber is

A
Ficus elastica
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Parthenium hysterophorus
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Castilla elastica
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D
Hevea brasiliensis
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Solution

The correct option is D Hevea brasiliensis
Hevea brasiliensis, the rubber tree, sharinga tree or most commonly, the rubber tree, is a tree belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It is the most economically important member of the genus Hevea. It is of major economic importance, because the milky latex extracted from the tree is the primary source of natural rubber.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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