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Sandbox Tree
Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Spurge family: cassava & rubber

Sandbox Tree

Hura crepitans L.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSandbox Tree
DutchZandkokerboom
SpanishJabilla
Chinese响盒子
Sranan Tongoposentri
Scientific nameHura crepitans L.

About this species

Hura crepitans, known by the common names sandbox tree, possumwood, monkey no-climb, assacu (from Tupi asaku), and jabillo, is a species of evergreen tree in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to tropical regions of North and South America including the Amazon rainforest. It is naturalized in parts of Africa with sufficient rainfall. It is also present in parts of Tanzania, where it is considered an invasive species. Because its fruit explodes when ripe, it has also received the colloquial nickname "dynamite tree".

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMalpighiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusHura

In Suriname

98Records in Suriname
7iNaturalist observations
1837First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo29
  • Saramacca4
  • Commewijne1
  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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