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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
Fingered Citron Facts Fingered Citron serves as the unusual common name a fragrant variety of citrus fruit originally endemic to a rather restricted range in Asia. This visually rather distinctive plant remains famous for its incredible fragrance. In fact, many people in Japan and China often use it to perfume rooms and clothing The fruit […]
Acacia koa Facts The Acacia koa ranks as a rather remarkable species of tree that grows in volcanic soil. In fact, in the Hawaiian language, the name means brave. Despite its great size, the Acacia koa actually classifies as a close relative of the common garden pea. That’s right, this huge tree actually happens to […]
English Oak Facts The truly remarkable English Oak represents a rather long-lived plant, averaging several centuries in lifespan. Some individuals have also lived for than a thousand years. What all they must have seen. One particular individual specimen of English Oak bears the name of The Granit Oak. It was given the name of the […]
Bosnian Pine Facts Likely the best known individual specimen of the rather astounding Bosnian Pine resides in Bulgaria. This specimen also bears the rather interesting name of Baikushev’s Pine. This particular individual tree stands roughly 79 ft (24 m) tall and experts also estimate its age to be least 1,300 years, perhaps even older than […]
Jellyfish Tree Principle Facts The reproductive components of the Jellyfish Tree’s female flower bear a strong resemblance to the tentacles of a jellyfish. These look like the snakes atop the head of Medusa, from Greek mythology, which also forms the source of their scientific name. The rather remarkable tree lists as Critically Endangered with the IUCN. In […]
Southern Magnolia Facts The Southern Magnolia represents a species of tree native to the southeastern portions of the United States. It remains best known for its large, fragrant flowers. This gorgeous species also gets cultivated in warmer climates throughout the world. As a result, experts developed more than 50 cultivars from this beautiful plant species. […]
Durian Facts Durian forms the term for the fruit of several tree species within the genus Durio. Currently, nine varieties of this unique plant produce edible fruit exist. However, only one of these gets exported internationally. The others continue to be sold and consumed locally only. The Durian remains rather distinctive among fruits. Most people […]
Cretan Date Palm Facts The Cretan Date Palm constitutes a rather interesting and unique plant species. This palm also, unfortunately, possesses an extremely restricted habitation range. The tree was first categorized by the Swiss botanist, Werner Greuter, in 1967. He also assigned it the scientific name of Phoenix theophrasti. It was named in honor of […]
Clanwilliam Cedar Facts The rather impressive Clanwilliam Cedar remains one of the rarest trees on the planet. Scientists know of only five small populations of this distinctive plant still in existence. Its lifespan also ranks as extremely long. Some individual specimens have been discovered to be more than 1,000 years old. Imagine all they have […]
Pritcardia Facts Pritcardia names a genus consisting of 40 rather amazing species of palms endemic to a specific number of tropical Pacific islands. While the IUCN does not currently have a listing for any of them, each of the known species of Pritcardia appears to also be either endangered or threatened. Climate change and habitat […]
