Jatropha dioica Sessé ex Cervantes var. dioica. Common name: Leatherstem, Sangre de Draco, Sangregado, Rubber Plant. Phenology: Jul-Aug. Habitat: Dry sandy areas, rocky limestone bluffs, scrub. Distribution: S. TX and ne. Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA12, K4, Tx; < Jatropha dioica Sessé ex Cerv. — Mex; < Mozinna sessiliflora (Hook.) Small — S13. Basionym: Jatropha dioica Sessé ex Cerv. 1794
Links to other floras: = Jatropha dioica var. dioica - FNA12
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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