`Extinct' tree rediscovered. (News & Events).

In April, Trochetia parviflora, a small, attractive tree found only on Mauritius, was rediscovered by Vincent Florens and Jean-Claude Sevathian. The Mauritian plant, last seen in the wild in 1863, was found clinging to a rocky slope in the Corps de Garde Mountain Nature Reserve, six km from the nearest area in which it was previously known. The scientists have since intensified their search and have now found 63 plants. Approximately 27% of Mauritius' native species are considered to be threatened.

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