Risking His Own Extinction to Rescue the Rarest of Flowers

NYT WORLD: Risking His Own Extinction to Rescue the Rarest of Flowers
By Silvana Paternostro
Section: World
Source: New York Times
Published Date: August 20, 2024 at 03:00AM

Carlos Magdalena, whose botanical adventures have shades of Indiana Jones, was a driving force in saving the world’s smallest water lily and finding the largest one. He has been called the “plant messiah.”

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