Ditrysinia


Ditrysinia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1825. It contains only one recognized species, Ditrysinia fruticosa, the Gulf Sebastian-bush, native to the southeastern United States.
;Formerly included
moved to Stillingia
Ditrysinia fructicosa is a monoecious shrub. It may reach a height between 1.5 and 2.5 meters.D. fructicosa's leaves are alternately arranged and range in shape from elliptic to lance-elliptic. They may reach a length of 3 to 7.5 centimeters and a width of 0.8 to 3.5 centimeters.

Habitat

This species is considered to be Wetland [indicator status|facultative] to facultative wetland by the United [States Department of Agriculture].
In general, D. fructicosa may be found in habitats that are mostly shaded and are considered moist-to-wet, such as swampy forests. However, due to its facultative nature, this species has been observed to occur in other types of habitats, such as: within a mesic woodland, within a floodplain forest, and on limestone bluffs.