The majority of the threatened species do not grow in environmentally protected locations. Tropical plants in the genus ...

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A new analysis from researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that nearly half of the genus ...

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The dominant plants are phanerophytes - trees, lianas, and epiphytes. Tropical rainforests have an emergent layer of tall trees over 40 m tall, an overstory of trees up to 30 m tall, a sub-canopy ...

A 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 ...