Trees are some of the largest and most widespread organisms on Earth, yet the true number of their species has been an enduring mystery. This lack of knowledge is detrimental to conservation efforts.
A new tropical tree species discovered in Cameroon was recently named after actor and climate advocate Leonardo Di Caprio, who had campaigned against rampant deforestation in the African nation. A new ...
A new study created a comprehensive checklist of all tree species native to the contiguous United States. With 881 species now assessed for extinction threats, up to 16 percent of the tree species are ...
In 2000, a group of STRI botanists collected samples of all the plants from the genus Clusia they could find in Panama to ...
Este artículo está disponible en español. This article is available in Spanish. Seeds of the ceiba barrigona, or big-bellied ceiba tree, are not easy to find. The rare giant, known scientifically as ...
A new tropical tree species discovered in Cameroon was recently named after actor and climate advocate Leonardo Di Caprio, who had campaigned against rampant deforestation in the African nation. A new ...