The majority of the threatened species do not grow in environmentally protected locations. Tropical plants in the genus ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNNearly Half of the Colorful and Charismatic Heliconia Tropical Plant Species Are Threatened With Extinction, New Study RevealsUsing data from over 10,000 herbarium specimens, Smithsonian scientists uncover the urgent conservation needs of the plants, ...
“That’s big time,” says botanist Kenneth Wood of the Hawaii-based nonprofit National Tropical Botanical Garden. Working alongside Hawaii’s Plant Extinction Prevention Program ...
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Nearly half of popular tropical plant group related to birds-of-paradise and bananas are threatened with extinctionA new analysis reveals that nearly half of the genus Heliconia, a group of tropical plants popular for their bright, beak-shaped flowers, are threatened with extinction. A new analysis from ...
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