Have you noticed that for some time now it has become increasingly easy to find people on social networks sharing photos of plants in private “Amazonian forests”? Because Brazilian plants threatened with extinction have become millionaire ostentation.
It seems that the era of concept plans is here to stay. But what many don't know is that there is a millionaire market behind this ostentation.
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First, species on the verge of extinction and targeted for smuggling appear in Instagram photos and videos with increasing frequency.
Collectors and sellers compete for a trade space, where rare plants are offered in values that reach up to R$ 150,000.
The problem centers on the commercialization of these plants. Anyone who owns these species, especially native ones, or is given a gift is not committing a crime.
However, more and more of these plants are appearing in advertisements across the internet.
The Philodendron Spiritus Sancti Case
From the name it is already easy to imagine where this Brazilian plant comes from. Belonging to a small mountainous region of Espírito Santo, it has become a phenomenon among collectors.
While in its natural habitat it becomes increasingly rare, on Instagram a quick search for the species gives you thousands of results.
One of the results is from the collector and youtuber Samuel Gonçalves, who generated controversy by displaying, as a kind of trophy, the extremely rare plant.
It wasn't long before netizens began to question why they had a rare plant in their collection, when it could be in the wild.
Thus, the debate around this true ostentation regarding exotic and rare plants took shape on the internet.
Urban Jungles
The presence of rare species or just the huge amount of plants in an apartment was a fever during the pandemic. These are the “urban jungles”.
In these urban gardens, many collectors exchange experiences in cultivating plants, many of which are threatened with extinction.
The phenomenon also boosted the appearance of a millionaire market. Several sellers and smugglers began selling almost extinct plants over the internet.
Finally, by including the influence factor in this operation, many researchers raise the debate to regarding the bad influence of exhibiting endangered Brazilian plants as an article of Lux.
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