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Sapium laurifolium

Hinchahuevos
Also known as: Excoecaria laurocerasus var. elliptica (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. +13 more
  • Excoecaria laurocerasus var. elliptica (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
  • Excoecaria laurocerasus var. laurifolia (Griseb.) Müll.Arg.
  • Sapium anadenum Pittier
  • Sapium anadeum Pittier
  • Sapium brownei Banks ex Griseb.
  • Sapium decipiens Preuss
  • Sapium eglandulosum Ule
  • Sapium laurocerasum var. ellipticum Müll.Arg.
  • Sapium laurocerasum var. laurifolium (A.Rich.) Müll.Arg., 1863
  • Sapium laurocerasus var. ellipticum Müll.Arg.
  • Sapium laurocerasus var. laurifolium (Griseb.) Müll.Arg.
  • Sapium pleiostachys K.Schum. & Pittier
  • Sapium utile Preuss
  • Stillingia laurifolia A.Rich.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.

Found natively in North America and South America, Sapium laurifolium (commonly known as Hinchahuevos) is a tree belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela

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