Hura crepitans L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Hura crepitans L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 8238 with M. Silveira, R. Saraiva, L. A. Lima, N. Goldstein, 19 Sep 1994

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Tarauacá Mun. Rio Tarauacá, river at low water. Seringal Uniao, within proposed Reserva Indígena Praia do Carapaná (Kaxinawá Indians), Seringal Mucuripe, Coloçacao Remanso.

  • Habitat

    Hilly terrain, some low-lying areas flooded periodically in wet season by overflowing streams. Primary forest.

  • Description

    Only staminate inflorescences seen, those erect, red. Use: timber. N.V.: assacú.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 229919

    Occurrence ID: 85e5d30e-6722-4c66-a4b3-6891e274606c

  • Local Name

    assacú

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Hura crepitans L.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Tarauacá Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Tarauacá, river at low water. Seringal Uniao, within proposed Reserva Indígena Praia do Carapaná (Kaxinawá Indians), Seringal Mucuripe, Coloçacao Remanso.

  • Coordinates

    -8.4608, -71.3793

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

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Plants of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 8238
Hura crepitans L.
Euphorbiaceae
Brazil. Acre. Tarauaca: Rio Tarauaca, river at low water.
Seringal Uniao, within proposed Reserva Indigena Praia do
Carapana (Kaxinawa Indians), Seringal Mucuripe,
Coloca^ao Remanso. ca 8°27.65’S, 71°22.76’W. Hilly
terrain, some low-lying areas flooded periodically in wet
season by overflowing streams. Primary forest.
Only staminate inflorescences seen, those erect, red. Use:
timber.
N.V.: assacu.
D. C. Daly, M. Silveira, R. Saraiva,
L. A. Lima & N. Goldstein	19 Sep 1994
NYdb
Supported by the National Science Foundation
00229919