The majority of the threatened species do not grow in environmentally protected locations. Tropical plants in the genus ...

Heliconia plants are famed for their flowers, which come in a variety of vivid hues, including intense yellows, fiery oranges and rosy reds. Their reproductive structures are composed of waxy, ...

Satellite images from space are allowing scientists to delve deeper into the individual functions of different tropical forest canopies with new and surprising results. Understanding tree traits and ...

Loved for its big, bold foliage, tropical plants will help you achieve a lush, colourful garden scheme that not only provides ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Have you recently, or in the past, taken a trip to a tropical destination and left the place thinking, ...

Nearly half of Heliconia species—tropical plants vital to rainforest ecosystems—are at risk of extinction, according to new ...