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Rubber tapping is the process by which rubber is gathered. An incision is made in the bark of a rubber tree. The fluid then drains into a vessel. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 210 KB) Rubber tapping in Kerala. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 210 KB) Rubber tapping in Kerala. ... , Kerala ( ; Malayalam: േകരളം; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ... Latex being collected from a tapped rubber tree Rubber is an elastic hydrocarbon polymer which occurs as a milky colloidal suspension (known as latex) in the sap of several varieties of plants. ... Cutting is the separation of a physical object, or a portion of a physical object, into two portions, through the application of an acutely directed force. ... Latex being collected from a wounded rubber tree The Pará rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) is a tree belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. ... Look up container in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
This industry is prevalent in areas containing rain forest, such as Brazil in the Roraima rainforest or Malaysia. It is less destructive to the environment and rainforest and is legal. A rainforest is a forested biome with high annual rainfall. ...
Each night a rubber tapper must remove a thin layer of bark along a downward half spiral on the tree trunk. If done carefully and with skill, this tapping panel will yield latex for up to 5 years. Then the opposite side will be tapped allowing this side to heal over. The spiral allows the latex to run down to a collecting cup. The work is done at night so the latex will run longer before drying out.
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