The deciduous tree – formerly classified as Tabebuia chrysantha – is native to Central and South America and the Caribbean; it was named the national tree of Venezuela in 1948.

Tropical forests in South America lose their ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere when conditions become exceptionally hot and dry, according to new research. For a long time, tropical ...

In South America's remote Chaco, ... Jose cuts wood from an algarrobo tree in order to craft a chair that he plans to sell, in Pozo del Tigre, in Formosa, Argentina April 19, 2023.

The study examined “tree-by-tree” records of the Amazon, Atlantic and drier forests in tropical parts of South America to determine whether they were acting as carbon sinks or emitters over ...