A rare new plant inspires the first genus named after Sir David Attenborough
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 09:10
in Biology & Nature
A new genus and species of flowering plants from the custard apple family, Annonaceae, has been discovered in the jungles of Gabon by French and Gabonese botanists. The extraordinary genus was named Sirdavidia, after Sir David Attenborough to honour his influence on the life and careers of the scientists who discovered it. The study was published in the open access journal PhytoKeys.