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Standard XII
Biology
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Which wild plant is a good source of rubber?
  1. Parthenium argentatum
  2. Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
  3. Simmondsia chinensis
  4. Leucaena leucocephala

A
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
B
Simmondsia chinensis
C
Leucaena leucocephala
D
Parthenium argentatum
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Parthenium argentatum is commonly known as the guayule. The plant can be used as an alternate source of latex that is also hypoallergenic, unlike the normal Hevea rubber.

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