A recent study showcased a contrasting image of Neotropical forests in terms of both their richness and vulnerability. Researchers have identified six new tree species across Panama and Colombia after analysing the herbarium collections. The research, published in the Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas, y Naturales, documents three species from Panama: Matisia petaquillae, Matisia changuinolana, and Matisia aquilarum. Additionally, Colombia yields three additional species: Matisia genesiana, Matisia mutatana, and Matisia rufula. José Luis Fernández-Alonso of the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid and Ernesto Campos, research technician at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), conducted comparisons on … Continue reading Six New Tree Species Identified in Panama and Colombia