Posts tagged Haiti
Plumeria in the mountains of Haiti
Plumeria in the mountains of Haiti

Yesterday was International Mountain Day, as observed by the United Nations. I love this year’s theme: Mountains Matter for Youth. Our youth are the future leaders of tomorrow. Education, not only on the importance of mountains, but on all natural ecosystems and the biodiversity that they contain has been a large part of my daily inspiration. When I first saw that mountains were being celebrated, I thought of all of the mountainsides where I have looked for wild growing Plumeria, particularly in Haiti.

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Botanical History, Botany, Collections, Conservation, Education, Plant collectors, Taxonomy, PlumeriaNichole TiernanBotany, Exploration, Plumeria, Haiti, Parc National La Visite, Mountains, International Mountain Day, Conservation
"Wonder Leaf"
"Wonder Leaf"

As a tropical botanist, my research and training has taken me all over the tropics. During a recent fieldwork trip to Haiti I was reminded that even seasoned researchers can be awed by the sheer scope of biodiversity that exists within our tropical rainforests, or in this case lack thereof. Upon first glance, the roadside slopes of Haiti look awfully green, but look again and you’ll notice that it’s all one shade of green: Neem.

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Botany, ConservationNichole TiernanNeem, Haiti, Botany, Biodiversity, native plants, invasive plants