Hura crepitans, the sandbox tree, also known as possumwood, monkey no-climb, assacu (from Tupi asaku) and jabillo, is an evergreen tree in the family Euphorbiaceae...
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1753. It is native to South America, Mesoamerica, and the West Indies. Hura crepitans L. - from Nicaragua + Bahamas south to Bolivia; naturalized in parts...
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macaws in these areas consume some toxic foods such as the seeds of Hura crepitans, or sandbox tree, which have toxic sap. Species of parrot that consume...
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fruits exploding and forcing the seeds away ballistically, such as in Hura crepitans, or sometimes in the creation of creeping diaspores. Because of the...
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tool used by child psychologists Sandbox tree, the evergreen species Hura crepitans of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), also known as possumwood and jabillo...
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sap of the manchineel tree (Hippomane mancinella) or sandbox tree (Hura crepitans), both members of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. In South America...
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without the assistance of animals. A notable example is the sandbox tree (Hura crepitans), which can fling seeds 100 meters (300 ft) and has been called the...
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spp, Raddia spp. and others. An exceptional example of ballochory is Hura crepitans—this plant is commonly called the dynamite tree due to the sound of...
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cumanensis, Cordia spp., Bursera simaruba, Cochlospermum vitifolium, Hura crepitans, and Acacia glomerosa. "Matorrales" are deciduous and semi-deciduous...
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tenth of the world's plant biodiversity. The tallest trees such as the Hura crepitans and Ceiba pentandra can reach 55 to 65 meters in height. A single hectare...
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coloration and its spines, as assacu refers to the spine-covered tree Hura crepitans (also known as the sandbox tree). P. pirarara is a medium-sized loricariid...
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to cause a tree to explode. Trees portal Frost crack Sandbox tree (Hura crepitans), also known as the "dynamite tree" ^1 Similar text can be found in...
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Hevea brasiliensis Müll.Arg. - Pará rubber tree or Seringueira Hura Hura crepitans L. (= Hura brasiliensis Wild.) Manihot Manihot esculenta - Manioc Micrandropsis...
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Diospyros virginiana (American persimmon), in warm-temperate North America Hura crepitans (sandbox tree), in the tropical Americas Quintinia sieberi, a rainforest...
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Crescentia cujete, Croton niveus, Dipterix oleifera, Ficus insipida, Hura crepitans, Hymenolobium mesoamericanum, Jacaratia spinosa, Lecointea amazonica...
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Swietenia macrophylla, Couroupita guianensis, Socratea exorrhiza, Hura crepitans, Manilkara bidentata, Hevea guianensis, Guadua weberbaueri, Ceiba pentandra...
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Casuarina equisetifolia, and species of Ceiba such as Ceiba pentandra, Hura crepitans and Ficus elastica, Ochroma pyramidale, Licania tomentosa, Ficus religiosa...
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Alchornea latifolia Bernardia dichotoma Fluggea acidoton Gymnanthes lucida Hura crepitans Jatropha hernandiifolia Picrodendron baccatum Savia sessiliflora Andira...
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and known dispersal agents "inefficient". Protopithecus. Sandbox tree Hura crepitans Tropical North and South America Prominent trunk spines, especially...
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araguaneyes (Tabebuia chrysantha), mahoganies (Swietenia macrophylla), soaps (Hura crepitans), kujis (Acacia farnesiana), samans (Pithecellobium saman), bamboos...
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Aspidosperma megalocarpon, Vochisia vismiaefolia, Hirtella lightioides, and Hura crepitans. Palms include, among others, members of the genera Astrocaryum, Iriartea...
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Genlisea Gentianaceae Heliamphora Hesperis matronalis Hesperoyucca Hura crepitans Kageneckia Lindleya Lunaria annua Papaver Peony Phlox Populus Rorippa...
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135: 761–773. Jaffé WG (1943). "Hurain, a new plant protease from Hura crepitans". J. Biol. Chem. 149: 1–7. Jaffé WG (1943). "A new vegetable proteolytic...
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tribe of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae that comprises three genera: Hura, Algernonia and Ophthalmoblapton. Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae Wikimedia...
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spruceanum. On the upper levees the most common trees are Ceiba pentandra, Hura crepitans and Parinari excelsa. On the lower levees common trees include Pterocarpus...
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the seeds of hemiepiphytes whilst feeding on seeds. Todzia noted that Hura crepitans disperses it seeds explosively, yet is heavily laden with hemiepiphytes...
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macrostoma and Clitonia triquetum. The forest holds larger trees such as Hura crepitans, Triplaris surinamensis, Calycophyllum spruceanum, Cedrela oderata,...
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to the oldest botanical records. Thus Ceiba pentandra, Tecoma stans, Hura crepitans. It contains many examples of trees that have had commercial or economic...
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wearing sandals Dendrobium crepidatum H D crepitans L creaking; rustling; rattling. From crepito. Hura crepitans H D cretaceus L chalky, from creta Caladenia...
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Moraceae, Fabaceae, Annonaceae and Arecaceae. Also found are catahua (Hura crepitans), strangler fig (Ficus sp.), machimango (Eschweilera sp.), and caupuri...
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