Hura crepitans

The hanging fruit stalk is up to 6 cm long. The at a length of 3 to 5 cm and a diameter of 5 to 18 cm, relatively large, wide - round, flattened at the top schizocarp turns reddish- brown and dry out during the ripening process, whereby tension is created and in the laterally flattened, part -seeded fruit decays. If the gap fruit is mature, it explodes with a bang, making the woody part fruits are sometimes catapulted up to 40 meters up to 14. The poisonous to humans and animals seeds have a diameter of about 2 cm. The fruits ripen in August.

Occurrence

Swell

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