Hura
(its American name). Sand-box Tree. ORD. Euphorbiaceae. A genus containing two or three species, natives of tropical America; one, H. crepitans, is a curious stove evergreen tree, commonly cultivated in most tropical countries. Huras thrive in a light loamy soil. Propagated by cuttings, inserted in sand, in heat, and covered with a bell glass. H. crepitans (crackling). fl. reddish, inconspicuous, sterile and fertile on different plants. fr. rounded, hard-shelled, about the size of an orange; when ripe, and exposed to the action of a dry atmosphere, it bursts with a loud crack, whence the specific name. l. glossy, Poplar-like. h. 30ft. to 40ft. 1733. This tree abounds in a venomous milky juice.