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Africa’s flowers have been meticulously documented across 1.9 million sites on the continent and in Madagascar.

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In the tropical rainforests of Fiji, a genus of unusual plants has developed a remarkably simple but highly effective way to prevent ...

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Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed that water ...

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Green-thumbed shoppers looking to add some tropical colour to their garden this summer won't want to snooze on this pair of ...