Category Archives: Botany

Smallest Orchid Discovered

The world’s smallest known orchid — just over 2 millimeters (0.08 inch) across and nearly see-through — has been discovered nestled in the roots of another flower in Ecuador, scientists announced this week. National Geographic

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A Rare Find In Madagascar Gets Its Own Genus

Washington Post: The palm, which researchers say essentially “flowers itself to death,” is not only a new species. It has forced palm biologists to invent an entirely new genus to accommodate it. That is an almost unheard of event in … Continue reading

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