Hura crepitans L.

Molino, Jean-François, Sabatier, Daniel, Grenand, Pierre, Engel, Julien, Frame, Dawn, Delprete, Piero G., Fleury, Marie, Odonne, Guillaume, Davy, Damien, Lucas, Eve J. & Martin, Claire A., 2022, An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature, Adansonia (3) 44 (26), pp. 345-903 : 462

[516] Hura crepitans L.

Sp. Pl. 2: 1008 [1 May 1753] ( Linnaeus 1753).

Hura brasiliensis Willd., Enum. Pl. [Willdenow] 2: 997 [June 1809] (Willdenow 1809).

Hura strepens Willd., Enum. Pl. [Willdenow] 2: 997 [June 1809] (Willdenow 1809). — Hura crepitans var. strepens (Willd.) Müll. Arg., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15 (2.2): 1230 [late Aug. 1866] (Müller 1866).

Hura senegalensis Baill., Adansonia [Baillon] 1: 77 (Baillon 1860). — Hura crepitans var. senegalensis (Baill.) Müll.Arg., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15 (2.2): 1230 [late Aug. 1866] (Müller 1866).

Hura crepitans f. oblongifolia Müll.Arg., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15 (2.2): 1230 [late Aug. 1866] (Müller 1866).

Hura crepitans f. orbicularis Müll.Arg., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15 (2.2): 1229 [late Aug. 1866] (Müller 1866).

Hura crepitans f. ovata Müll.Arg., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15 (2.2): 1229 [late Aug. 1866] (Müller 1866).

Hura crepitans var. genuina Müll.Arg., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15 (2.2): 1229 [late Aug. 1866] (Müller 1866), nom. inval. ( Turland et al. 2018: Art. 24.3).

Hura crepitans var. membranacea Müll.Arg., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15 (2.2): 1229 [late Aug. 1866] (Müller 1866).

NOTE. — Hyperdominant in Amazonia ( ter Steege et al. 2020) .

VERNACULAR NAMES. — Pa: tenway • Ka: asiwakala, kumakalan • Wp: wasaku • Wn: mutata • Nt: posenti, postii • Cr: bwa-dyab • Fr: bois diable, pet du diable, sablier • Br: açacu.

HERBARIUM DATA (FG). — 18 collections at CAY. Sel. exs.: D. Sabatier & M.-F. Prévost 4857.

INVENTORY DATA (FG). — 1 tree, dbh = 10.4 cm.