Study the diagram above and answer question

The crop associated with the diagram above is?

  • A Theobroma cacao
  • B Zingiber officinale
  • C Hevea brasiliensis
  • D Gossypium hirsutum
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The correct answer is C. Hevea brasiliensis

Hevea brasiliensis, the Pará rubber tree, sharinga tree, seringueira, or, most commonly, the rubber tree or rubber plant, is a flowering plant belonging to the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. It is the most economically important member of the genus Hevea because the milky latex extracted from the tree is the primary source of natural rubber.

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