Common name
English: Sandbox tree
Mandarin: 响盒子 (xiang he zi)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malpighiales (120)
Family: Euphorbiaceae (80)(family description)
Genus: Hura (1)
Epithet: crepitans L. (1)
Synonyms: Hura brasiliensis Willd., Hura senegalensis Baill., Hura strepens Willd.
brasiliensis => of Brazilian origin
crepitans => from the Latin "crepitus" meaning "a crackling sound
senegalensis => from the banks of the river Senegal in West-Africa
strepens => making noise
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: tree
Flower colour: red
External links
Check for Hura crepitans at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1287] Hura crepitans - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [1392] Hura crepitans - Flora of China @ efloras.org
Literature
- [25] Schütt,P. et al. (2004): Bäume der Tropen. Nikol, Hamburg, Germany.