Rare seed collection offers hope for last wild tree of its kind from Chile
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MongabayRare seed collection offers hope for last wild tree of its kind from Chilemongabay.comOn Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island, in the South Pacific, a tree juts out precariously from the side of a steep cliff. It’s the last known wild individual of Dendroseris neriifolia. To prevent its total extinction in the wild, conservationists recently collected seeds from the tree and have begun trials to cultivate them. All 11 species […]
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