Hura crepitans L.
Sandbox Tree / Hurafa
About
Hura crepitans, known by the common names sandbox tree, possumwood, monkey no-climb, assacu (from Tupi asaku) and jabillo, is a species of evergreen tree in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to tropical regions of North and South America including the Amazon rainforest. It is also present in parts of Tanzania, where it is considered an invasive species. Because its fruit explodes when ripe, it has also received the colloquial nickname "dynamite tree".
A porzófa (Hura crepitans) a Malpighiales rendjébe, ezen belül a kutyatejfélék (Euphorbiaceae) családjába tartozó faj.
Common Names
- Sandbox Tree
- Asiwakalan, Kumakalan
Native Distribution
Detailed Regions
Southern America Brazil Brazil North | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil North | Acre | Amapí | Amazonas | Parí | Rondônia | Roraima | Caribbean Bahamas | Caribbean | Bahamas | Cuba | Dominican Republic | Haiti | Jamaica | Leeward Is. | Puerto Rico | Southwest Caribbean | Trinidad-Tobago | Venezuelan Antilles | Windward Is. | Central America Costa Rica | Central America | Costa Rica | Honduras | Nicaragua | Panamá | Northern South America French Guiana | Northern South America | French Guiana | Guyana | Suriname | Venezuela | Western South America Bolivia | Western South America | Bolivia | Colombia | Ecuador | Peru
Data confidence: medium
Synonyms
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- Hura brasiliensis Willd.
- Hura crepitans L.
- Hura crepitans f. oblongifolia Müll.Arg.
- Hura crepitans f. orbicularis Müll.Arg.
- Hura crepitans f. ovata Müll.Arg.
- Hura crepitans var. genuina Müll.Arg.
- Hura crepitans var. membranacea Müll.Arg.
- Hura crepitans var. oblongifolia Müll.Arg.
- Hura crepitans var. orbicularis Müll.Arg.
- Hura crepitans var. ovata Müll.Arg.
- Hura crepitans var. senegalensis (Baill.) Boiss.
- Hura crepitans var. senegalensis Müll.Arg.
- Hura crepitans var. strepens Müll.Arg.
- Hura senegalensis Baill.
- Hura strepens Willd.