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First Rubber Tree in Malaysia (Kuala Kangsar)

Malaysia / Perak / Kuala Kangsar
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The first rubber tree planted in Malaysia in 1877, when the country was still under British rule. It was one of nine seedlings brought over from Brazil by the English botanist H.N. Ridley.

This marked the start of the rubber plantation era in the late 19th and early 20th century, subsequently making Malaysia the world's largest producer of rubber at one time.
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Coordinates:   4°46'28"N   100°56'27"E
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