Hura crepitans L., 1753 39% complete

Sandboxtree

Sp. Pl.: 1008 (1753)


Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Hura crepitans, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced14 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded9 Not on the record6 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
Source not recorded
Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 1008 (1753) No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
Source not recorded
Rank species No source recorded
Source not recorded
Status accepted No source recorded
Source not recorded
Year 1753 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name Sandboxtree No source recorded
Source not recorded
Observations Trop. America No source recorded
Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height 1380 cm
  • 1380 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 139 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 48, 64, 92, 112, 431, 473, 479, 668, 673, 909, 910
Sourced
Biological type empty Not on the record
Flower color red Sourced
Flower conspicuous true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Foliage color green Sourced
Foliage texture coarse Sourced
Fruit color brown Differs from sources
Fruit conspicuous true
  • true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Fruit shape empty Not on the record
Growth form Single Crown
  • Single Crown · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth habit Tree
  • Tree · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Growth rate Rapid Sourced
Maximum height 6000 cm
  • 6000 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 48, 64, 92, 112, 431, 473, 479, 668, 673, 909, 910
Sourced
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration perennial Sourced
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation None Sourced
Ph maximum pH 8
  • pH 8 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Ph minimum pH 6
  • pH 6 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19
    value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth empty Not on the record
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type —
  • fuelwood, lumber, posts, pulpwood, veneer · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 92
Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record