Tropical Flora

Thecacoris annobonae 5 (37)

Endemic flora of Africa, Euphorbiaceae, Flora of Equatorial Guinea, Island biodiversity / , , , , , , , , , ,

Thecacoris annobonae is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae (the spurge family). It is endemic to Annobón Island, part of Equatorial Guinea, meaning it occurs naturally nowhere else on Earth. As with many island-endemic plants, its restricted geographic range makes it ecologically distinctive and potentially vulnerable to environmental disturbance. The genus Thecacoris […]

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Elatostema 4.7 (43)

Biology, Conservation Biology, Ethnobotany, Genus, Houseplants, Plant Genera, Tropical Botany, Urticaceae / , , , , , , , ,

Elatostema is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae (the nettle family). The genus contains more than 350 species, many of which are native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Members of Elatostema are often found in moist, shaded forest environments, thriving on the forest floor, riverbanks, and

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