Worldwide there are more than 60,000 tree species

According to a comprehensive study of plants around the world, there are 60,065 species of plants worldwide from the tropics until near the North Pole.

The seeds of the Karomia Gigas tree, leaving only six trees in the wild in Tanzania - (Photo: BGCI).

The study was compiled by the International Botanical Garden Conservation Society (BGCI) based on data collected from 500 member organizations.

Accordingly, there are 60,065 species of plants living on Earth, of which Brazil is the country with the most species, with 8,715 species.

In addition to the polar regions without trees, the North American region near the Arctic is home to the fewest tree species, with less than 1,400 species living.

According to the study, out of 60,065 species identified, about 300 species are in danger of extinction when only less than 50 trees remain in the wild, even only 6 plants remain.

BGCI hopes this list will be used as a tool to identify rare and endangered species that need immediate conservation before they become extinct.

Most trees are threatened by deforestation, extreme weather events and human activity.