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7 Least Known Health Benefits of Kava Leaves
Kava (Piper methysticum) is a tropical plant native to the Pacific Islands, traditionally used for its calming and medicinal ...
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Some Tropical Trees Like The Feel Of Lightning On Their Branches
Most living things don’t cope well with having millions of volts put through them, but one tropical tree species appears to ...
Science Daily27d
Nearly half of popular tropical plant group related to birds-of-paradise and bananas are threatened with extinction
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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine27d
Nearly Half of the Colorful and Charismatic Heliconia Tropical Plant Species Are Threatened With Extinction, New Study Reveals
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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine27d
Bat Salad: First Record of Bats Eating Entire Leaves and Not Spitting Them Out
Bats are known to chew and spit out leaves, like humans chew and spit out tobacco or coca, but this is the first continuous recording of a bat eating entire leaves Elisabeth King Portrait of a ...