MANILA, Philippines — Botanists have discovered an endemic tree species that can only be found in the Dinagat Island. The tree was named ‘flexuosa’ because of its crooked branches. There are four other Tristaniopsis species discovered in the Philippines according to researchers, but the flexuosa does not bear “clear affinities” to them. “Tristaniopsis flexuosa does not show clear affinities to any other Philippine species. A specimen of the new tree species was deposited at the UPLB Museum of Natural History and Forestry Herbarium and Wood Collection, according to a UPLB report.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 10, 2021 20:14 UTC