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11 new plant species discovered in the Philippines in 2020


Published December 20, 2020, 3:00 PM
The Philippines has long been known as a center of biodiversity. 11 new plant discoveries in the country were published in international scientific journals in 2020, adding to the extensive list of flora endemic to its shores.
The plants were discovered and/or published by members of the Philippine Taxonomic Initiative (PTI), a non-profit, non-government organization dedicated to autonomously advancing the discovery and documentation of the country’s plants and animals. Here they are:
Amorphophallus caudatus. Photo by John Mark Violeta
Amorphophallus caudatus
Amorphophallus caudatus is the 17th species of its kind found in the Philippines. It was discovered in the lowland forests of the Abasig-Matogdon-Mananap Natural Biotic Area (AMMNBA) in Camarines Norte. According to an article from PTI, “ ....

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