Hura (genus)

Hura (genus)

:: "See Hura for disambiguation"

Taxobox
name = "Hura"



image_caption = "Hura crepitans"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Malpighiales
familia = Euphorbiaceae
subfamilia = Euphorbioideae
tribus = Hureae
genus = "Hura"
genus_authority = L.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"Hura crepitans" - possumwood, sandbox treeetc.

"Hura" is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae found in tropical America.


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