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Fouquieria formosa is a species of perennial plant in the genus Fouquieria, known by the vernacular names palo santo, rabo de iguana, rosalillo, tlapacon, corona de Cristo and flor de jabon. It is native to central and southern Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Guerrero, Puebla, Morelos, Michoacán, México State, Distrito Federal, Jalisco).
This plant occurs on the rocky alluvial slopes and valleys on lateritic to calcareous soils from Jalisco to southeastern Oaxaca. It is found from tropical deciduous forests to arid tropical scrub vegetations at elevations from 2400 to 700 meters, down to 100 meters near Tehuantepec in Oaxaca. The average annual precipitation in its range occurs mainly from June through September. Flowering typically occurs from October through February, but it may also occur throughout the year.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fouquieria formosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
