New Tree Species Discovered — and Declared Extinct

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By The RevelatorSep 16, 2018, 9:00 am470 ptsHot
By John R. Platt Sometimes you don't know what you've got until it's gone. In 1951 a member of the Nigerian Forestry Service collected specimens of a rare tree in the highlands of northwestern Cameroon. It was soon identified as a member of the Vepris genus, a group of 80 or so large tree species that range…

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