New Guinea has more known plant species than any island in the world
The first verified count of the island’s flora could help preserve its biodiversity
![New Guinea Syzygium flower](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/081420_eg_new-guinea-flora-scivis_feat.jpg?fit=1028%2C579&ssl=1)
Scientists have created a new inventory of plants growing on New Guinea. One of the five largest plant genera on the island is Syzygium (one species pictured), a group of evergreen flowering plants.
Yee Wen Low, R. Cámara-Leret et al/Nature 2020