Published in Buxb. (1961). In: Bot. Stud., Heft 12 (Entwickl. Trib. Pachycereae) 100.
The native range of this species is Mexico to Guatemala, S. Caribbean to N. Venezuela. It is a succulent shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, has environmental uses, as boundry barrier support and a medicine and for food.