Basic Information Common Name: Coldenia Scientific Name: Coldenia Native Habitat: Tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, and Australia. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Coldenia is named in honor of Cadwallader Colden, an 18th-century Scottish physician, botanist, and lieutenant governor of New York. While Colden’s primar
Basic Information Common Name: Bourreria Scientific Name: Bourreria Native Habitat: Tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, including the Caribbean. History / Discovery / Cultivator Bourreria is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. The exact history of the discovery and naming of the Bourreria genus is intertwin
Basic Information Common Name: Wellstedia Scientific Name: Wellstedia Native Habitat: Arid regions of Somalia and Yemen. History / Discovery / Cultivator Wellstedia is a small genus of flowering plants within the Boraginaceae family. These xerophytic shrubs are native to the arid regions of Somalia and Yemen, where they have adapted to thrive in ha
Basic Information Common Name: Socotran Wellstedia Scientific Name: Wellstedia socotrana Native Habitat: Socotra Island, Yemen History / Discovery / Cultivator Wellstedia socotrana is a fascinating succulent endemic to the island of Socotra, a remote archipelago off the coast of Yemen, often referred to as the “Galapagos of the Indian Ocean&#
Basic Information Common Name: Hoplestigma Scientific Name: Hoplestigma Native Habitat: West Africa History / Discovery / Cultivator Hoplestigma, a genus belonging to the Opiliaceae family, is not widely known or cultivated outside of its native West African habitat. Information regarding its specific discovery and initial cultivation is limited, s
Basic Information Common Name: Klaine’s Hoplestigma Scientific Name: Hoplestigma klaineanum Native Habitat: Tropical West Africa (e.g., Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo) History / Discovery / Cultivator Hoplestigma klaineanum, commonly known as Klaine’s Hoplestigma, is a relatively obscure plant species belonging to the Hoplestigmataceae
Basic Information Common Name: Carmona Scientific Name: Carmona Native Habitat: Southeast Asia History / Discovery / Cultivator The Carmona, scientifically classified simply as Carmona, is a genus with only one recognized species, Carmona retusa. Despite its relatively recent formal classification, the plant has a long history of cultivation and us
Basic Information Common Name: Scorpion Bush Scientific Name: Carmona retusa Native Habitat: Southeast Asia, Southern China, Australia History / Discovery / Cultivator Carmona retusa, commonly known as the Scorpion Bush, Fukien Tea Tree, or Philippine Tea Tree, boasts a history deeply intertwined with its native Southeast Asian origins. While the p
Basic Information Common Name: Blue Halgania Scientific Name: Halgania cyanea Native Habitat: Arid regions of Western Australia History / Discovery / Cultivator Halgania cyanea, commonly known as Blue Halgania, is a member of the Boraginaceae family, which is a family of flowering plants including forget-me-nots and borage. It is endemic to Western
Basic Information Common Name: Sumatran Pteleocarpa Scientific Name: Pteleocarpa lamponga Native Habitat: Primary and secondary tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo, typically at low elevations. History / Discovery / Cultivator Pteleocarpa lamponga, the sole species of the genus Pteleocarpa, offers a glimpse into the complex biodiversity of South
