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Sandbox Tree

Hura crepitans

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Field Notes

Description:

A medium tree with thorny trunk and poisonous sap.
The sub-terminal flower is dark red and cone shaped.
The solitary fruit is round and explodes when ripe.

Habitat:

Planted in gardens and school campus.native to the West Indies.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
ChunXingWong
Yes, it rains almost every day here so the tree never actually face any water deprivation. Not to mention the sun is very generous in the tropical region.
LennyWorthington
Sorry I only know this tree from my area of Thailand. So I'm not familiar with variations.But of course many plants and trees vary because of habitat.For example if a plant is shaded or in the sun it can vary,or dry or wet situations can produce large or small flowers or fruit. Maybe your tree gets watered every day.Who knows ? Your flower does look in great condition.
ChunXingWong
Thank you very much Lenny for your ID suggestion. Finally I get to know about my mysterious childhood tree. Do variations occur on this species ? I see that many of the photographs from the Internet show a shorter flower than my spotting. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/22641038
Leuba Ridgway
What an interesting spotting ! every part of the tree has something curious to offer, it seems. Thanks for sharing this Lenny.

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Biodiversity of Thailand
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PublishedMay 26, 2013

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