in most cases it has many branches with leaves between 5 and 10 cm long, its shape varies form linear ovate to lance-shaped.

[4] It can be found at middle to lower altitudes usually on banks near the coast but also on thickets and on dry districts.

[3] It is not cultivated, however it is considered useful in traditional herbal medicine in treating the bites of the insect also known as arlomo.

[citation needed] In 1788, it was first identified by Bengt Anders Euphrasén on Saint Barthélemy.

He published a detailed description of the plant in a book about the condition and flora of the Island.