The tree's scientific name - Uvariopsis dicaprio - recognises the 47-year-old US actor's work to prevent logging in the endangered forest. Photo: AFP
A new tree species has been named after actor Leonardo DiCaprio as a tribute to the Hollywood star's anti-logging campaigning, London's Royal Botanic Gardens announced Thursday (Jan 6).
The evergreen with large yellowish-green flowers, which was found in Cameroon's Ebo forest, was the first new species to be officially named in 2022 by botanists from the renowned gardens in the London borough of Kew.
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