New Panama tree species identified after 25 years is already endangered

In 2000, a group of STRI botanists collected samples of all the plants from the genus Clusia they could find in Panama to ...
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The fast-growing tree with stunning foliage that makes a great privacy hedge

If you live in a warm climate, this small but fast-growing tree with lush, leathery foliage can make an excellent and low-maintenance privacy hedge.
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A New, Endemic Tree Species Discovered in an Indigenous Area is Already Threatened

Botanists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) named the new species, Clusia nanophylla, because of the tiny size of the leaves, the smallest within the genus. This species has only ...