JARILLA HETEROPHYLLA

This member of the Caricaceae family was given this name by Henry Hurd Rusby in 1921. It is found in the highlands of Mexico, growing in a well drained soil or grit with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 20 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 100 centimetres in height. The flowers are white to pale purple. The genera is dioecious: Male or female plants.

The genera name after the Spanish name for the plants; jarrilla. This describes the peculiar shape of the fruit, like the classic hispanic clay jarro. The species name means 'unalike leaves'. The leaves by Ignacio Torres García, Inaturalist.org. Drawing from the original description as Mocinna heterophylla from biodiversitylibrary.org.