Hura crepitans L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Hura crepitans L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 1834 with José Cedeño, 18 Jan 1998

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Barrio Hormigueros, Rt. 319 ca. 100 m S. of its intersection with Rt. 2.

  • Habitat

    Road passing through abandoned pastures and storage yards, with numerous large, mature Hura crepitans planted on both sides of road, forming an allée.

  • Description

    Tree 10 m tall; bark on trunk white with hard spines; bark on twigs green, with spines; sap readilly flowing from wounds, some touching skin of collectors without noticeable ill effect; flowers somewhat inconspicuous from ground. Female flowers terminal or seemingly axillary; with a well-developed leathery red style, flared distally, rotate. Male flowers on catkin-like structure, conical in shape, ca. 3 cm long and 2 cm broad, this also red. Fruit a flattened sphere, like a pumpkin, ca. 8 cm diameter, explosively dehiscent, bursting bags in dryer, green; seeds lenticular, tan. Phenology of specimen: Flower and Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Bulk samples: 1834a leaf(MAtha 327); 1834b twig(MAtha 328); 1834c stem bark(MAtha 329); 1834d fruit(MAtha 330)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01158035

    Occurrence ID: e986079d-d1e6-4cac-99f3-8316557d0170

  • Related Objects

    Specimen - 01158934, D. E. Atha 1834, Hura crepitans L., Euphorbiaceae (173.0), Magnoliophyta; West Indies, Puerto Rico

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • Locality

    Barrio Hormigueros, Rt. 319 ca. 100 m S. of its intersection with Rt. 2

  • Elevation

    Alt. 20 m. (66 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.12, -67.12

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