Hondurodendron: A Tree Found Only in Honduras

Published on Honduras Daily · Jun 27, 2026 · Originally reported June 26, 2026 by Diario Roatán

Hondurodendron urceolatum, a tree discovered between 2004 and 2006 and formally described in 2010, grows nowhere on Earth but Cusuco National Park in Cortés, a testament to the biodiversity of Honduras's cloud forests.

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