Ana Rita Simões
@anaritagsimoes.bsky.social
Research Botanist (West Africa)
Missouri Botanical Garden - Africa and Madagascar Department
Missouri Botanical Garden - Africa and Madagascar Department
Reposted by Ana Rita Simões
To learn more about this curious species, and the exciting discovery led by my colleagues Vinod Shimpale and Sujit Patil - here is the full article in Kew Bulletin:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Distimake aparantae (Convolvulaceae), a new species from the coast of the northern Western Ghats, India - Kew Bulletin
A new species of Convolvulaceae from India, Distimake aparantae, is described and illustrated. The species is restricted to the northern Western Ghats, on sea-facing slopes in coastal regions, at low ...
link.springer.com
December 27, 2024 at 4:34 PM
To learn more about this curious species, and the exciting discovery led by my colleagues Vinod Shimpale and Sujit Patil - here is the full article in Kew Bulletin:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
To efficiently protect diversity, we need to prioritise. To prioritise, we need to document. #Conservation driven #taxonomy could not be more critical than now.
December 27, 2024 at 4:34 PM
To efficiently protect diversity, we need to prioritise. To prioritise, we need to document. #Conservation driven #taxonomy could not be more critical than now.
This newly described species was first collected in September 2023, and is asessessed as Critically Endangered.
Nearly half of the species of Angiosperms are predicted to be threatened, and 3 out of 4 of all undescribed species already expected to be at risk of extinction.
Nearly half of the species of Angiosperms are predicted to be threatened, and 3 out of 4 of all undescribed species already expected to be at risk of extinction.
December 27, 2024 at 4:34 PM
This newly described species was first collected in September 2023, and is asessessed as Critically Endangered.
Nearly half of the species of Angiosperms are predicted to be threatened, and 3 out of 4 of all undescribed species already expected to be at risk of extinction.
Nearly half of the species of Angiosperms are predicted to be threatened, and 3 out of 4 of all undescribed species already expected to be at risk of extinction.