The majority of the threatened species do not grow in environmentally protected locations. Tropical plants in the genus ...

Leucism is the absence of pigmentation in an animal's skin or fur – but, unlike albinism, does not affect the color of the ...

Nearly half of Heliconia species—tropical plants vital to rainforest ecosystems—are at risk of extinction, according to new ...

A new analysis reveals that nearly half of the genus Heliconia, a group of tropical plants popular for their bright, beak-shaped flowers, are threatened with extinction. A new analysis from ...

MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice to help care for tabebuia trees, heliconia choconiana, poinsettias, crape myrtles ...

A recent study highlights a troubling reality for Heliconia, a genus of tropical plants celebrated for their stunning, bird-shaped flowers. Published today, March 7, in the journal Plants, People, ...

Heliconia bella in Panama. This species was discovered and named by John Kress, an emeritus curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and one of the authors of the new study.

The government, complemented by various entities such as Temasek's 65 Equity Partners and Heliconia Capital, are already investing in such companies via other funds. However, some of these companies ...

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