Sea spurge (Euphorbia paralias) looks like a small shrub, usually up to half a metre tall. It has multiple stems that are often reddish at the base. Its spiky, tightly packed bluey-green leaves are ...
The rubber tree, scientifically known as Hevea brasiliensis, plays a crucial role in both ecosystems and human industry. Originating from the Amazon rainforest, this tree has become globally ...
ONE of the first rubber trees planted in Malaysia is now over a century old. It continues to thrive in the heart of Seremban, drawing tourists to Negri Sembilan. Planted in 1877 at the Seremban ...
The world’s largest tree has been rigorously dated for the first time, confirming it is at least 16,000 years old. Named Pando, the tree is a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) with around ...
DNA samples from one of the world’s largest and oldest plants — a quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) in Utah called Pando — have helped researchers to determine its age and revealed ...