This tropical vine is best known as a host plant for the parasitic Rafflesia species.

Bizarre, parasitic plant from South Africa which only appears above ground with its flowers. The flowers occur with sharp teeth in the video games of Super Mario, but aren’t...

The blue-green, turquoise colour of the flowers looks extraordinary.

World’s largest winged seeds which can spread themselves over a long distance by floating. 

This might be one of the most spectacular and beautiful palm trees in the world. In the rainforest the enormous fan-shaped leaves grow from the ground up to heights of even 6...

The Kasturi mango is a delicious, sweet fruit with juicy flesh.

One of the largest and most spectacular Anthurium species.

Formerly, cola was made from the nuts of this plant. And it’s quite possible Coca Cola still uses the cola tree for its secret recipe. It’s a rare, tropical plant from Africa.

The fairly small fruits, about half the size of a regular mango, have a slightly sour and citrus-like taste.

The Kun-job is an unusual tropical tree from Papua New Guinea with shiny long, narrow leaves.

A graceful tree fern with a thin stem and light green leaves up to 1 meter long. Protect the species from frost and strong wind.

This rare Ptychosperma palm comes from the tropical coastal areas of Papua New Guinea where it grows as distinctive clusters.

The up to 25 cm large leaves of this species have an unusual colour pattern.

The leaves of this rare species look spectacular with a striking pink-white central stripe.

This tropical tree produces enormous, winged seeds measuring up to 20 cm in size, which fall from the tree like helicopters.

The lowland breadfruit fig is very rare and is native only to the island of New Guinea. It has striking fruits that resemble flowers.

The Ghost Tree originates from one of the world's most ecologically significant regions: the Madagascar spiny thickets.

These wonderful blue berries reflect the most of all organisms in the world. Therefore they call them the juwels of the forest too. Small plant that can be cultivated as...

Its flowering is very striking and consist of dozens of brownish-purple to pink flowers.

This undescribed species comes from the Meratus Mountains in southeastern Borneo.

The monkey fruit is a rare tropical tree from India, Nepal and Southeast Asia that produces striking irregular fruits.

A stunningly beautiful plant with bright red flowers in the shape of a monkey’s hand. Originates from the mountain forests of Guatemala. Can withstand temperatures up to 6 degC.

This small palm originates from the tropical rainforests of Borneo, where it grows in the dense understory of the forest.

This dwarf palm has a special pattern of light green spots on its leaves in its first years.

This very rare bird-of-paradise-flower grows in the mountains of Swaziland and produces white flowers with a light blue petal.

This large climbing plant comes from the rainforest of the province Bengkulu, on the west coast of Sumatra.

The fruits of this particular species are softly hairy and yellow-brown coloured when ripe.

The netted velvet bean originates from the Philippines and Sulawesi, where it grows at the edges of forests and in open spots. the pods are slender and covered in membrane-like...

The leaves of this species can grow to an enormous size of at least 2 metres and turn red when they fall off.

This special and rare conifer has decorative leaves.

This large tropical climbing plant produces spectacular flowers with a total length of up to 60 cm. However, the smell is very unpleasant.

The rare pinang tanah palm is a strikingly elegant palm that produces both its flowers and fruits entirely underground.

This rare highland species of Nepenthes produces 2 types of pitchers that are designed to catch bird poo and insects!

Rare sub-tropical species from New Zealand with many red flowers, forming bristles on long flower stems.

This Ptychosperma is an elegantly pinnate palm from the tropical forests of the Solomon Islands.

The queen among the Anthurium species with very long, large leaves.

Quite a tropical tree fern, with a thin trunk, which originates from the cloud forests of Queensland in Australia. 

The Red Angled Tampoi, also known as Belimbing hutan, is a rare tropical tree with striking red, edible fruits.

The large leaflet at the end having a distinctive shape reminiscent of a butterfly.

The red durian is considered the tastiest variety of durian.

The red-fleshed durian is a rare and striking durian from the tropics of Southeast Asia.

The red ginger lily has a very striking red inflorescence just above the ground and belongs to the same family as the ginger plant.

The bright red flowers of this rare climbing plant are quite spectacular and appear in large, hanging clusters.

This rare climbing plant produces a spectacular inflorescence with hanging clusters of bright red flowers.

The red sapote is a very rare tree with sapote-like fruits that resemble a tomtato in appearance.

The bright red fruits have shiny scales and thus resemble snakeskin.

The leaf can reach a size of up to 2 metres in the wild and is soft to the touch with velvety hair.

The leaves of this species develop rather large, irregularly shaped holes in later life.

The Rose of Venezuela is a rare tree known for its large clusters of bright red flowers.

An incredibly beautiful and rare tropical climbing plant from the Réunion island with up to 40 cm large flower clusters.

The sand palm is an unusual, graceful and above all rare species from Madagascar.

This dragon's blood tree is extremely rare, as the species only occurs on the island of Socotra, south of Yemen.

The sour mango, also known locally as asem kiat, is a very rare mango variety from Southeast Asia.

The black berries have a sweet flavour and are high in antioxidants and minerals.

The young leaves are coloured red-orange with light and dark spots, resembling stained glass.

These leaves can grow up to 2 metres long and only 6 cm wide, so the species does well as a hanging plant.

This baobab species is from the most northern area of Madagascar and only has a few small populations left.

This swamp taro belongs to the arum family (Araceae) and is native to the swamp forests of New Guinea and the surrounding islands.

The spathe and petioles of this species are very mottled, which is why the plant was named after a snakeskin.

This is a very rare species from the west of the island of New Guinea. The leaves have a special nervature, are elongated and can become quite large.

This is a rare Syzygium species from the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

The long leaves of this rare Syzygium species have a distinctive vein.

The Tampang susu (or Kesusu) has striking fruit clusters and originates from the lowland forests of Malaysia and Indonesia.

This rare and exceptional species produces the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world.

The tronok palm is a rare and elegant palm from Malaysia, Thailand and Sumatra with fishtail-shaped leaves.

The inflorescence is mainly white-green in colour, but a dark mottled pattern is usually visible around the spathe.

This rare Arisaema species is found in the rainforests of Indonesia.

This small-growing species has glossy, waxy leaves with a distinctive pattern.

The upriver orange mangrove is a unique and elegant mangrove species with a distinctive inflorescence.

Its irregular shape and spiky, greenish-yellow skin are reminiscent of a jackfruit.

The Vietnamese Paradise Palm is a rare palm species that is endangered in the wilde and has beautiful spotted fan-shaped leaves that can grow up to 1 m wide.

This particular palm has distinctive stilt roots growing out of the trunk.

This rare palm species is one of the tallest and fastest-growing palms in the world.

This aroid grows naturally in muddy streams and lakes, usually standing in the water or in stretches that flood regularly.

Very rare and bizarre plant from the desert of Namibia with two leaves that can grow for more than a thousand years.

The white cocoa tree (or Mocambo) is a special and rare variety of regular cocoa.

The underside of the leaves of this palm is silver-white and that makes it a special appearance.

A rare white variety of the red kaka beak. In the wild, this species is almost extinct. Fortunately, the species is cultivated in large worldwide.

The white mangrove is a pioneer among mangroves, as it is often the first species to colonise new mudflats.