New Resource on Rare Plants in Brazil
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Last week, Jose Maria Cardoso da Silva, CI’s Vice President for South America sent a bit of good news to staff about the launch of a new book that provides information on the biology and ranges of more than 2,200 rare plants in Brazil.
“This book is the consequence of two years of intense work by 170 scientists from 55 institutions. This effort was coordinated by CI-Brazil and Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana. This is the first effort in Brazil to understand well the plant diversity in the country as well as pinpoint priority areas for conservation using plant ...
