And tillandsias, popularly known as air plants, are perhaps the best known. Almost all originated in tropical and subtropical ... or Cistus Nursery on Sauvie Island, or online from Oscar Allen ...

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The study identified several centres of plant endemism – areas with high numbers of species found nowhere else. Nearly all are large, tropical islands with complex topography and a long history ...

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Of these, 63,280 plant species, or 21 per cent, only occur on islands. Endemic species were concentrated on large tropical islands such as Madagascar, New Guinea and Borneo. On Madagascar alone, 9,318 ...

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Nearly all are large, tropical islands with complex topography and a long history of isolation. Topping the list is Madagascar, home to a staggering 9,318 endemic plant species.