A tree that is new to science has been named after Leonardo DiCaprio
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Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens in London say they wanted to honour the star for his help in saving a rainforest from logging.The tree, which has been given the official name, Uvariopsis dicaprio, grows only in the Cameroon forest in Central Africa.
Leonardo DiCaprio is a well-known American actor and climate change activist. He also has a separate foundation dealing with ecomasvals. The Foundation deals with issues of biodiversity, ocean, forest protection, climate change.