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St Helena Gumwood Facts The St Helena Gumwood forms one of the ten rarest species of tree on the planet, and evolved as endemic only to the island of St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Even there the St Helena Gumwood grows in only a specific habitat range. At one time, it represented one […]Read More
Bois Dentelle Facts The beautiful Bois Dentelle or Elaeocarpus Bojeri remains an exceedingly rare plant. In fact, only two adult individual specimens of this delicate flowering tree exist in the wild. Also, efforts to preserve the marvelous tree as a species have been underway for several years, and success has been extremely limited. Further, the […]Read More
Monkey Puzzle Tree Facts Monkey Puzzle Tree serves as the colloquial name for the Araucaria araucana. This plant species remains an ancient one that often gets called a living fossil. The rather unique name also originated in 1850 when someone observed that it would puzzle a monkey to climb it. How that person came up […]Read More
Adenium Flower Bonsai Facts The Adenium Flower Bonsai represents a remarkably hardy species of flowering plant which also is a member of the dogbane family. This plant remains endemic only to certain arid regions. Individuals typically occur in areas south of the Sahara Desert in regions including Sudan, Mauritania, and Senegal. The tree also […]
Bois Dentelle Facts The beautiful Bois Dentelle or Elaeocarpus Bojeri remains an exceedingly rare plant. In fact, only two adult individual specimens of this delicate flowering tree exist in the wild. Also, efforts to preserve the marvelous tree as a species have been underway for several years, and success has been extremely limited. Further, the […]
Peach Palm Facts The Peach Palm represents a species of palm endemic to portions of South America and Central America. This plant species serves as a vital food source for many animal species. The Peach Palm also gets utilized by humans for a variety of economic purposes. In addition to its rather extensive wild population, […]
Penatia Baylisiana Facts The rather remarkable Pennantia Baylisiana represents a fascinating and unique type of plant in the family Pennantiaceae. First discovered in 1945, this incredibly rare and precious tree also constitutes the rarest known species of tree on the entire planet. At the time of its discovery, only one surviving mature Pennantia Baylisiana remained […]
St Helena Gumwood Facts The St Helena Gumwood forms one of the ten rarest species of tree on the planet, and evolved as endemic only to the island of St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Even there the St Helena Gumwood grows in only a specific habitat range. At one time, it represented one […]
African Blackwood Facts The African Blackwood constitutes a flowering tree in the family Fabaceae. The IUCN currently lists this species as Near Threatened. The rather interesting tree forms a rather economically important timber species within its native range. Its unique wood primarily gets used in the construction of musical instruments and high-quality furniture. The unique […]
Traveller’s Palm Facts The Traveller’s Palm or Ravenala constitutes a unique type of plant endemic solely to the island of Madagascar. Yet, the problem remains, however, that the species is uniquely not even a true palm. The ravenala is actually a member of a flowering plant family which also appears closely related to the Bird […]
Coast Coral Tree Facts For starters, the lovely Coast Coral Tree inhabits a very limited habitat range. Yet despite this, the unique plant seems to have a stable population. Therefore, the species does not appear on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. In addition, the unusual tree has recently become popular as an ornamental […]
Carolina Silverbell Facts Carolina Silverbell serves as the name of a truly lovely species of tree endemic to a rather restricted portion of the Northern Hemisphere. This breathtaking specimen also possesses a moderate rate of growth, and an average lifespan of this tree equals about 100 years. Since its wood develops as both soft and […]
Chilean Firebush Facts The fascinating Chilean Firebush possesses a rather remarkable and unique attribute that sets it apart from virtually all other known plants. This unusual genus has the ability to access various nutrients in the soil that normally remain inaccessible to plants. This appears to be especially true of phosphorus. The members of this […]
