2000 new plants found this year

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Almost 2000 new species of plant have been discovered in the past year, according to a report by the UK’s Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.

Many of the new species have potential as food crops, medicines or sources of timber.

Of the new species there were seven species of the South African plant best known for red bush or rooibos tea discovered. Other discoveries include new relatives of Aloe vera, widely used in the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries.

Researchers at Kew are also trying to identify which plants are most at risk of extinction. The knowledge is being used to designate protected areas for plants around the world, including several in Africa.

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Shem Banbury is the Editor of Kiwi Kids News and is the Deputy Principal at Mount Maunganui Intermediate. In his spare time, he likes to train and compete in triathlons, play cricket and spend time with his family.

8 Responses

Anonymous says:

May 23, 2017 at 11:18 am

that is cool
Teagan and brea says:

May 23, 2017 at 11:33 am

THIS IS SO COOL I LOVE PLANTS
Kat says:

May 23, 2017 at 12:08 pm

WOW That is AMAZING!
Lucy says:

May 23, 2017 at 1:11 pm

It’s so cool that more plants are being discovered everyday, providing new and exciting things to learn about.
snowman says:

May 23, 2017 at 3:31 pm

That is amazing that these new species are being discovered. I hope none are on the edge of extinction.
Anonymous says:

May 23, 2017 at 6:40 pm

Great this is great news
Anonymous says:

May 25, 2017 at 11:41 am

I Hope They Find A Rare Plant , That Is Almost Extincted So They Can Plant More Of Them!
Trey says:

May 26, 2017 at 9:51 am

this is great new