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'Three centuries' to catalogue all Amazon tree species
'Three centuries' to catalogue all Amazon tree species
13 July 2016
Tree species in the Amazon rainforest are so many and varied that it would take three centuries to catalogue them, a major study has estimated.
In research published in the journal Scientific Reports, more than 500,000 museum specimens dating back 300 years were audited.
They say nearly 12,000 tree species have been discovered so far.
Based on this figure, they predicted that about 4,000 rare types remained to be discovered and described.
More:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36790714
