FOUQUIERIA DIGUETI

Author:
Ivan Murray Johnston,1925
Family:
FOUQUIERIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
I. M. Johnst. (1925). In: Contrib. Gray Herb. N. S. 75: 30.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
30 Centimetres
Height:
4 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Fouquieria digueti,
Bronnia digueti van Tieghem, 1899.
Bronnia thiebautii, Tiegh.
Fouquieria peninsularis, Nash.

This member of the Fouquieriaceae family was given this name by Ivan Murray Johnston in 1925. It if found in Mexico, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem will grow to 30 centimetres in diameter and reach for four meters in height. The flowers are red, and the plant can be reproduced both by seeds and cuttings.

The genera name in honour of: P.E. Fouquier, Parisian medical professor.

The species name after Leon Diguet, a French explorer.

Flower
Red
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum