Last wild hurricane palm of its kind falls, marking extinction

Mongabay
Nov 20, 2024, 8:38 am47 pts
The last wild Round Island hurricane palm, a rare tree native to Mauritius, snapped during a windstorm in mid-September, marking its extinction. Once thriving on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean, the tree had stood alone for decades as the only survivor of its kind. Standing 9 meters (30 feet) tall, the…

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Last wild hurricane palm of its kind falls, marking extinction

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