Rubber tree honey
Hevea brasiliensis (mimokvětní nektária)
Light amber honey from rubber plantations, gathered while the trees put out new leaves. Vietnam exports it in bulk alongside cashew, lychee and longan honey.
- Origin
- Vietnam (south-east, Bình Phước), also India
- Colour
- 50 mm · extra light amber
- Plant
- Hevea brasiliensis (mimokvětní nektária) · rubber tree →
Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.
The nectar comes not from the flowers but from small glands on the stalks of young leaves.
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