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A never-before-documented flower blooms on one of world's rarest trees


20 May 2021, 11:21 BST
The Karomia gigas purple flower lasted only 24 hours before it wilted. Horticulturalists at the Missouri Botanical Garden expect more to bloom in the coming weeks, a hopeful sign for the rare Karomia gigas tree.
Photograph by Cassidy Moody, Missouri Botanical Garden
As far as the plant scientists at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis know, the tiny purple-and-white flower that recently grew in their greenhouse has never before been seen – at least by experts like them.
On May 3, Justin Lee, a senior horticulturist at the garden, was checking on a group of
Karomia gigas tree saplings in a greenhouse when he spotted the flower. The tree, related to mint and originally from Africa, is one of the world’s most critically endangered tree species. ....

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A never-before-documented flower blooms on one of world's rarest trees


A never-before-documented flower blooms on one of world’s rarest trees
Sarah Gibbens
© Photograph by Cassidy Moody, Missouri Botanical Garden
The Karomia gigas purple flower
As far as the plant scientists at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis know, the tiny purple-and-white flower that recently grew in their greenhouse has never before been seen, at least by experts like them.
On May 3, Justin Lee, a senior horticulturist at the garden, was checking on a group of
Karomia gigas tree saplings in a greenhouse when he spotted the flower. The tree, related to mint and originally from Africa, is one of the world’s most critically endangered tree species. ....

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