ON THIS PLANT
Sebastiania pavoniana is a species of tree in the spurge family native to Mexico and northwest Costa Rica. It is the 'bean' part of the Mexican jumping bean, despite not being a legume like true beans. The 'jumping' is provided by the larva of the jumping bean moth (Cydia saltitans).
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Sebastiania
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Mexican jumping-beans en Mexican jumping bean plant
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