Botanist Leandro Aristeguieta (1923-2012) was not the last root of the ally in his country, Venezuela. He promoted the university, created schools and botanical gardens, promoted the Botanical Society of Venezuela... he worked for the knowledge of the native vegetation. Thanks to him, we know hundreds of new plants, among which Espeletia, Coespeletia and Espeletiopsis stand out.

His last name, in praise, bears the name of a whole genus of plants. This genus of Aristeguieta comprises 22 species. One of them is Aristeguieta Uribei. When I met that plant, I thought, “If there are Basque plants, that will be Aristeguieta to the grasslands.” Do I know where Aristeguieta comes from, but the devils? Which other neighbor of Uribe will honor? And here's the surprise. In South America, there are many plants that carry the name Uribei. If you're reading on your feet, sit down, all of them bear the last name Uribei: Paragynoxys, Ida, Sudamerlycaste, Salvia, Clidemia, Espeletia, Machaerium, Stelia, Sobralia, Berberis, Lepanthes, Epipendrum, Calliandra, Aphelandra, Croton, Matalea, Dicliptera, Monochaetum and Heteropterys. Surely there will be more. In the search to find something else about this topic, here where I found that Uribe also has a gender: The Uribe. The only plant of this genus is Uribea tamarindoides. Tree that lives in Colombia and Costa Rica: a large hard-wood tree, but good, that grows up to 40 meters. It must be spectacular, to distinguish itself from the adjoining trees, when dressed in a rosette floral scarf.

But of that which is called Uribe there is no trace! And I was excited by curiosity. I thought that the most correct thing is to write in search of information to all the Botanical Gardens in the area. And, look, the surprise. The Medellín Botanical Garden is called Joaquín Antonio Uribe. I have omitted everything else and I have written to them a letter asking that this man be the reason for his link. If there's an answer, you'll know. This Uribe by Ditxoso! In South America I hear a smell that will be the garfio to get to know a lot of plants that bear the Basque name. There's a show.