11 new plant species discovered in the Philippines in 2020
Published December 20, 2020, 3:00 PM The Philippines has long been known as a center of biodiversity. 11 new plant discoveries in the country were published in international scientific journals in 2020, adding to the extensive list of flora endemic to its shores. The plants were discovered and/or published by members of the Philippine Taxonomic Initiative (PTI), a non-profit, non-government organization dedicated to autonomously advancing the discovery and documentation of the country’s plants and animals. Here they are: Amorphophallus caudatus. Photo by John Mark Violeta Amorphophallus cau...
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