Hura crepitans L.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Ichilo Prov.

• Locality

  along Arroyo Itilí, just upstream from its confluence with the río Yapacaní, W side of río Yapacaní, 7 km by air SSw (upstream) form highway bridge

• Elevation

  Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -17.47, -63.87

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

Confirmavit!
H.-J. Esser (M) 2015
m mm collection
The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Euphorb.
Hura crepitans L.
det. M. Nee, 1992
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Ichilo, along Arroyo
Itili, just upstream from its confluence with the
rio Yapacani, W side of rio Yapacani, 7 km. (by
air) SSW (upstream) from highway bridge. j
Floodplain vegetation of Gvnerium sagittatum^
Cecropia, and secondary brush from former
tropical evergreen forest, edges of cultivated
fields of bananas and other crops.
17°28’S, 63°52’W. alt. 300 m.
Young tree 9 m. tall, 25 cm. diam.; sap
watery-cloudy. Male flowers deep red; young
fruit green.
Coll.: M. Nee & I. Vargas C. 43325
Date: 24 Dec. 1992
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