A New Giant Waterlily Species Has Been Identified in Colombia, After a Kew Expert Spotted It by Chance on Instagram Five Years Ago.
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Researcher Maarten Christenshus of the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland reported that, thanks to satellite images and social media images, scientists had discovered a new type of giant water lilies in Colombia. Previously, scientists had only known two types of giant jugs with leaves up to three metres wide, but in recent years three new species had been discovered, writing NewScientist. "I think it is incredible that we find something s…
Science breakthrough after new giant waterlily species discovered thanks to Instagram post
Experts discovered an incredibly rare new species of giant waterlily after spotting it in an Instagram photo.The species, formally named the Colombian giant waterlily (Victoria colombiana), boasts lily pads stretching up to two metres in diameter, yet only an estimated 30 to 50 individual plants are believed to survive in the wild.The remarkable path to its formal scientific description took waterlily specialist Carlos Magdalena from a social me…
A team of researchers from the botanical gardens of Kew, England, and Bogotá, along with indigenous experts from the Orinoco basin, have just published the finding in the scientific journal Phytotaxa. They estimate that there are only 30 to 50 individuals in the wild.
An Instagram photo, satellite images and a nighttime trek through the jungle have revealed a new species that is already in danger of extinction.
He took a simple selfie for Instagram. Scientists spotted an unknown species of giant plant in the background.
A new giant waterlily species has been identified in Colombia, after a Kew expert spotted it by chance on Instagram five years ago.
The plant, named Victoria colombiana, has leaves measuring up to two metres across. Researchers estimate just 30 to 50 plants remain in the wild, and say it could already be critically endangered. The team hopes growing it in botanic gardens could help protect the species from extinction.
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