A medium-sized, evergreen tree with a very dense crown of dark green, glossy foliage. It occurs in rainforest in northern Queensland (Australia), from where it extends to New Caledonia and the new...
Umbrella plant is a close cousin of the papyrus plant of ancient Egypt. All the leaves are arranged a top triangular stems they are narrow and flattened and only 6 to 10 inches long (15-25 cm). They...
Begonias are found wild in South and Central America and many are native to India and other tropical countries. Begonias are grouped into seven classifications: Cane-stemmed, Rex-cultorum,...
About a thousand species of Peperomias have been described, mainly from South America although a few (17) are found in Africa. Many of these plants are perennial epiphytes growing on rotten logs and...
Hoodia Gordonii is very rare plant, protected by CITES. Hoodia Gordonii grows in Kalahari desert in South Africa (Angola, Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe). The professional book (Sukkulenten-lexikon...