Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Sebastiania pavoniana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

The milky juice has been used as an arrow poison[ 411 Title Trees and Shrubs of Mexico Publication Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 23 Author Standley P.C. Publisher Smithsonian Institution; Washington Year 1926 ISBN Description Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Botanical Description

Sebastiania pavoniana is a shrub or small tree growing 1.5 - 15 metres tall. The seedpods are gathered from the wild and are commonly sold as 'Mexican Jumping Beans' in curio shops in southwestern N. America[ 411 Title Trees and Shrubs of Mexico Publication Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 23 Author Standley P.C. Publisher Smithsonian Institution; Washington Year 1926 ISBN Description Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeCentral America - northwest Costa Rica, Mexico.

HabitatSeasonally very dry forests at elevations from sea level to about 300 metres[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ].