[1] These spreading trees or shrubs may grow 5 to 8 meters in height with smooth, light-grey bark and have a thick, succulent trunk that can reach 2⁄3 m in diameter.

The leaves are pinnately compound, and 4 to 10 cm long, composed of 7 to 11 ovate or elliptic shaped leaflets.

It also occurs on the adjacent islands of San Jose, Espiritu Santo, and Cerralvo in the southern Gulf of California.

[3] This plant is commonly found on sandy plains and slopes, and often in arid, tropical forests or in areas of deep soil in the mountains.

[1] This species has been introduced into horticultural circles via the Huntington Botanical Gardens International Succulent Introductions program in 2021.