By Marcos Caraballo-Ortiz, Keron Campbell, and Sashalee CrossThe diverse Caribbean islands are now home to a new species of tree. In Jamaica, botanists have described a new species of Pisonia,…

DODDER is a common name used to refer to a variety of species in the genus Cuscuta, which are relatives of Morning Glories (family Convolvulaceae).In spite of their relatedness, Dodders…

ONE of the most fascinating and conspicuous parasitic plants is the Love Vine, Cassytha filiformis. A relative of avocados (Lauraceae family), this vine with minute white flowers and greenish fruits…