But nearly half of the species in the genus are threatened with extinction, a new analysis finds, putting the genus — which includes species such as bird-of-paradise look-alike ...

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The genus Heliconia contains 187 species of tropical plants related to ... a blueprint for how to save this group of plants, starting with this list of priority species," Krupnick said.

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 ...