Some 11 species of succulent spiny shrubs to trees. Leaves simple, alternate, blades deciduous, petioles becoming spines, also with secondary leaves. Flowers showy, red, purple to creamy yellow or white, tubular or campanulate. Fruit a capsule, about 2.5 cm long. Native to Mexico and adjacent U.S. states; Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
Fouquieria: after P. E. Fouquier (1776-1850), a French physician and medical consultant.
Pronunciation:
fo-KAIR-e-a
Family:
Fouquieriaceae