| Author: | Townshend
Stith Brandegee, 1909 |
| Family: |
FOUQUIERIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Central
+ North-Western Mexico |
| Soil: |
Mix -
Grit |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
25
Centimetres |
| Height: |
4 Meters |
| Flower:
|
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
- |
| Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Fouquieriaceae family was described by
Townshend Stith Brandegee
in
1909. It is found in the central to south-western Mexico. It grows on the rocky hill-sides in well-drained
grit with a little to some water and lots of sun. The stem will get 25
centimetres wide and reach four meters. The flowers are white.
The name Fouquieria comes from: P.E. Fouquier, Parisian medical professor.
The species name after C. A. Purpus, ?-1914, a plant collector,
active in Central America. |
