Classification of plants in New Guinea by life-form. R. Cámara-Leret et al/Nature 2020. R. Cámara-Leret et al/Nature 2020. And there’s still more flora to uncover.

New Guinea is the most floristically diverse island in the world, an international collaboration has shown. The study presents a list of almost 14,000 plant species, compiled from online ...

Botany on New Guinea. Trees, shrubs, herbs, palms and climbing plants thrive all over New Guinea. There are plenty of flowering plants - including 2,856 species of orchid - and nearly 4,000 species of ...

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The island of New Guinea is famed for its eye-popping diversity of plants, animals and human cultures. Estimated to host one-tenth of Earth’s species, it’s the world’s second-largest island ...

Firetail plants with their tropical hues bring vibrant life to any corner. These fun and funky flowers will add a big dose of ...

Nine new snail species discovered in Papua New Guinea, a biodiversity hot spot at risk. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 01 / 240109121107.htm ...

Planning this year's garden? My guess is you’re envisioning plants bathed in daylight. But the problem is that by nightfall, when the sun has set and you’re ready to kick back at home, you won ...

As many as 2,000 people are feared to have been buried by last week’s massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, according to the country’s National Disaster Centre, as survivors recounted the ...

An American bomber from World War II that sat hidden in Papua New Guinea’s jungle for decades will soon go on display at a museum in Port Moresby, the island nation’s capital, according to the ...