Origin: Central America.
Evergreen.
Slow-growing plant, characterized by a stem that has a swelling at the base useful for the plant to store water.
Optimal temperature must never drop below 10 degrees.
It needs to receive abundant light throughout the year.
It can also be exposed to direct sun.
Water regally from spring to summer.
During the winter the plant uses its water reserves.
Beware of water stagnation.
They are among the few plants that survive fires.