Colorful tropical plants threatened with extinction, study finds
The majority of the threatened species do not grow in environmentally protected locations. Tropical plants in the genus ...
Nearly half of popular tropical plant groups related to birds-of-paradise and bananas are threatened with extinction
The genus Heliconia contains 187 species of tropical plants related to bananas ... "This study provides a blueprint for how to save this group of plants, starting with this list of priority species," ...
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Nearly Half of the Colorful and Charismatic Heliconia Tropical Plant Species Are Threatened With Extinction, New Study Reveals
Using data from over 10,000 herbarium specimens, Smithsonian scientists uncover the urgent conservation needs of the plants, which are critical to tropical ... Nature’s Red List of Threatened ...