Stock photography picture of Collecting rubber latex on a plantation in Malaysia

ADCCRN - Licenced Caption Collecting rubber latex on a plantation in Malaysia Description Rubber is a major contributor to the GDP in Malaysia Rubber is a coagulated, elastic latex. Plants that produce elastic latexes are largely neotropical. Commercial rubber is produced from latex of Hevea brasiliensis. The water proofing and elastic properties (rubber balls) of various rubber producing plants were discovered by native American cultures, the Aztecs or earlier mesoamericans, and South American tribes. Rubber plantations were established in Malaysia during British rule. Keywords sap, tropics, cup, catch, white, malaysia, asia, farming