Basic Information Common Name: Archytaea angustifolia Scientific Name: Archytaea angustifolia Native Habitat: Montane forests of Colombia and Ecuador. History / Discovery / Cultivator Archytaea angustifolia is a relatively understudied species within the Archytaea genus, belonging to the Bonnetiaceae family. It’s native to the Andean cloud fo
Archytaea
Basic Information Common Name: Archytaea Scientific Name: Archytaea Native Habitat: Southeast Asia, specifically the Philippines. History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Archytaea is a relatively obscure one, belonging to the family Ochnaceae. Detailed historical accounts regarding its discovery and early cultivation are scarce compared to more
Bonnetia wurdackii
Basic Information Common Name: Bonnetia wurdackii Scientific Name: Bonnetia wurdackii Native Habitat: Tepuis of the Guiana Shield, South America. History / Discovery / Cultivator Bonnetia wurdackii is a fascinating species belonging to the Bonnetiaceae family, a group of plants largely endemic to the tepuis, or table-top mountains, of the Guiana Sh
Bonnetia venulosa
Basic Information Common Name: Bonnetia venulosa Scientific Name: Bonnetia venulosa Native Habitat: Guyana Highlands, South America History / Discovery / Cultivator Bonnetia venulosa is a fascinating member of the Bonnetiaceae family, a small family of flowering plants primarily found in tropical regions of South America. The Bonnetia genus itself
Bonnetia tristyla
Basic Information Common Name: Bonnetia tristyla Scientific Name: Bonnetia tristyla Native Habitat: Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil History / Discovery / Cultivator Bonnetia tristyla, a member of the Bonnetiaceae family, is a captivating plant whose history is interwoven with the exploration and botanical documentation of the neotropical regions of South
Bonnetia trifoliata
Basic Information Common Name: Bonnetia trifoliata Scientific Name: Bonnetia trifoliata Native Habitat: Guyana Highlands, South America. History / Discovery / Cultivator Bonnetia trifoliata, a member of the Bonnetiaceae family (formerly part of the Theaceae family), hails from the Guyana Highlands in South America. Its discovery and subsequent clas
Bonnetia toronoensis
Basic Information Common Name: Bonnetia toronoensis Scientific Name: Bonnetia toronoensis Native Habitat: Venezuela (Cerro Torono, Amazonas) History / Discovery / Cultivator Bonnetia toronoensis is a fascinating species belonging to the Bonnetiaceae family, a group of plants primarily found in tropical South America. Its story is intertwined with t
Bonnetia tepuiensis
Basic Information Common Name: Bonnetia tepuiensis Scientific Name: Bonnetia tepuiensis Native Habitat: Tepuis of Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil. Specifically, it thrives in the high-altitude rocky savannas and shrublands atop these table-top mountains. History / Discovery / Cultivator Bonnetia tepuiensis, belonging to the Bonnetiaceae family, is a
Bonnetia stricta
Basic Information Common Name: Bonnetia stricta Scientific Name: Bonnetia stricta Native Habitat: Guyana Highlands, Venezuela, Brazil History / Discovery / Cultivator Bonnetia stricta is a fascinating member of the Bonnetiaceae family, a relatively small plant family found primarily in the neotropics. The genus Bonnetia is named in honor of Charles
Bonnetia steyermarkii
Basic Information Common Name: Bonnetia steyermarkii Scientific Name: Bonnetia steyermarkii Native Habitat: Tepuis of Venezuela and Guyana History / Discovery / Cultivator Bonnetia steyermarkii is a fascinating species endemic to the tepuis of Venezuela and Guyana, part of the Guayana Highlands, a region renowned for its unique biodiversity and iso