Rare small tropical tree, an excellent specimen plant or ideal for bonsai cultivation. It is salt tolerant, making it suitable for coastal environments. The tree features small leaves and small thorns, which grow outward to form a distinctive diamond-like white lace pattern. Reaching up to 30 feet tall, this evergreen tree has a smooth trunk and strong, durable wood. When young, it exhibits a pyramidal shape, gradually developing an oval to rounded crown as it matures. Native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America, it belongs to the Combretaceae family.