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New Guinea is the island with the greatest plant diversity in the world – ZME Science
Researchers want to continue exploring the island’s plants, which are in danger from loggers and farmers.
New Guinea, an island located in the Pacific Ocean measuring around 787,000 square kilometers, is the island with the greatest plant diversity in the world. It’s home to more than 13,500 species of plants, two-thirds of which are endemic, according to a new comprehensive study.
The New Guinea Impatiens. Credit Flickr Gailhampshire (CC BY 2.0)
The island has fascinated naturalists for centuries. It is home to the best-preserved ecosystems on the planet and to several ecological gradients (trans…
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