| Plant Habit: | Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 11 |
| Plant Height: | 50 to 200 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Semi-evergreen |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: 1 to 2 inch pumpkin shaped, woody capsules that explode, shooting seeds 100 feet or more. |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Red |
| Uses: | Shade Tree Will Naturalize Useful for timber production |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Other: All parts of plant contain milky latex that is highly toxic. The latex is used for making poison arrows and for fish poison. |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth Monoecious |
