Certain vigorous clones of Heves brasiliensis selected from the population representing the three provenances in Brazil i.e., Acre, Rondonia and Matto Grosso were morphologically characterised to define the juvenile plant type of the wild clones, at the age of one year after planting, in field conditions using the parameters, habit of the plant, nature of axillary buds and leaf scars, shape and appearance of leaf storey and leaf characters. Specific variations were noted for most of the characters between the wild clones belonging to the three provenances. The importance of characterization in maintaining the identity of the hitherto under scribed wild germplasm is emphasised.
Hevea brasiliensis, characterization, population
