Two 'extinct' trees rediscovered in Africa

Friday, March 30, 2012 - 17:30 in Biology & Nature

Two tree species once feared extinct have been discovered in a threatened coastal forest in the African country of Tanzania. The two species have made reappearances before, but both trees, one a legume, the other a member of the mint family, were thought to have finally been obliterated in recent years.

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