In a large greenhouse at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri, there grows a slender sapling of Cinchona pubescens, a tree that has played a remarkable role in human history. Journeying to this artificial tropical forest under glass, Ari Daniel Shapiro asks curators Carmen Ulloa Ulloa and Charlotte Taylor just what makes this famous “fever tree” special. read moreDuration: 5:07Published: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:04:41 +0000
Species: Tacazzea apiculata Oliv. Date: 2008-01-24 Location: Livingstone: within the grounds of the Maramba Lodge, climbing over entrance to reception and in thicket along the river Habitat: Well watered and shady area
Species: Hymenodictyon floribundum (Hochst. & Steud.) B. L. Rob. Date: 2011-01-04 Location: Along road from Small Bridge to Penhalonga Habitat: Shallow soil crevice on seepage rock surface in Brachystegia woodland
Species: Diodia sarmentosa Sw. Date: 2007-08-18 Location: Nhandar River below Nhancuco, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa Habitat: In shade among rocks next to river