Christina Biggs, the Extinct Species Lead at Re:Wild, said it was remarkable to find an Ilex pernambuco tree again in an urban area of about six million
An expedition team has found a rare Brazilian tree that botanists thought might be extinct after nearly two centuries without a confirmed sighting. The Pernambuco holly tree (Ilex sapiiformis), which can grow to a height of 12 meters (nearly 40 feet), was found again in March in northeast Brazil by a team led by ecologist […]