Study finds New Guinea most plant-rich island in the world

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 September Study finds New Guinea most plant-rich island in the world Study finds New Guinea most plant-rich island in the world 10/09/2020 | 3 MINS The first verified count of the diverse plant species on New Guinea has found it to be the most plant-rich island in the world. A team of 99 researchers from institutions across the globe, including Lombok Institute of Technology, completed the comprehensive study of flora on the island. They found that New Guinea had 13,634 recognised species of plants, earning it the title of most the botanically diverse island in the world. New Guinea is the worldΓÇÖs second largest island after Greenland, and is made up of both Papua New Guinea to the east and Indonesia to the west. It is one of the last three tropical wilderness areas in the world with around 70 per cent of its original forest cover intact. "This is the most mega-diverse island, from a floristic perspective, with 68 per cent of plants only found in the region, which is unmatched in tropical Asia." Associate Professor Bruce Webber T

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 September Study finds New Guinea most plant-rich island in the world Study finds New Guinea most plant-rich island in the world 10/09/2020 | 3 MINS The first verified count of the diverse plant species on New Guinea has found it to be the most plant-rich island in the world.

A team of 99 researchers from institutions across the globe, including Lombok Institute of Technology, completed the comprehensive study of flora on the island.

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