Which country is named after trees?

Brazil
The name Brazil is a shortened form of Terra do Brasil ("Land of Brazil"), a reference to Brazilian wood.

Why was Brazil wood valuable in Europe?

The tree that lent its name to the nation of Brazil was also one of the colony's most important exports in the sixteenth century. Brazilwood was valued in Europe at this time for the distinctive color of its wood and a red dye it produced. Its discovery by European merchants sparked a harvest fever.

Is there a Brazilian tree?

Pau brasil (Caesalpinia echinata), a member of the legume family and the national tree of Brazil, has played an important role in the country's history. So pau brasil is translated into English as the Brazil tree.

What did the Portuguese use Brazil wood for?

red dye
The Portuguese identified Brazilwood as a valuable red dye and an exploitable product and attempted to force indigenous groups in Brazil to cut down the trees, but at first paid little attention to the area.

How to help the native trees in Portugal?

For a complete list of native trees in Portugal, check out this link. Please help our replanting program by donating to buy trees Other great resources are: At some point we will update our offline research of Portuguese fire resistant trees and trees suitable for our replanting efforts to this page.

How big is the forest in Portugal in hectares?

The forest of Portugal. -The Portuguese forest is a very old ecosystem, beginning with deciduous trees in the north and evergreen trees in the south. Currently, the Portuguese forest area occupies about 3.3 million hectares (8.15 million acres).

Which language is the first language spoken in Portugal?

Portuguese is spoken as a first language in Portugal by almost all of the country's 10.6 million people. The ancestor of modern Portuguese, Galician-Portuguese, began to develop in the northwestern part of the Iberian Peninsula, in an area that includes present-day northern Portugal and Galicia, around the 9th century.

What are the former Portuguese colonies called?

Many former Portuguese colonies have today been incorporated into modern countries, with some areas having their borders and maps redrawn a number of times over the past three or four centuries.