The Tropical Flowering Tree Society was formed in 1988 by a handful of enthusiasts interested in promoting, propagating and preserving tropical flowering trees. Some of the goals of the Society are to: create a forum for the exchange and distribution of knowledge on tropical flowering trees to interested persons, to foster the preservation and proper utilization of these beautiful and colorful members of the plant kingdom and to facilitate the wider distribution and availability of the many valuable but rare species of tropical flowering trees.