PLANTS Profile for Hura crepitans (sandbox tree)

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PLANTS Profile

Hura crepitans L.
sandbox tree

Symbol:

HUCR

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

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©Mark W. Skinner. USDA NRCS NPDC. Venezuela, Caracas. January 21, 1981. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Hura crepitans L.

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Distribution:
Hura crepitans L.


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USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Hura crepitans L.

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 1 species in Hura

Classification:
Hura crepitans L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Euphorbiales
Family	Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
Genus	Hura L. – sandbox tree
Species	Hura crepitans L. – sandbox tree

More Accounts and Images:
Hura crepitans L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28327.

Time Generated: 10/05/2008 03:33 AM MDT