A rare and exotic plant ... Chilean Andes more than 20 years ago has flowered for the first time in Birmingham. The ...

Estudio fitogeográfico. (The Plant World of the Peruvian Andes. Phytogeographical Study.) By A. Weberbauer. Second, revised and enlarged edition. Pp. xix + 776 + 43 plates, map in pocket.

A legend from the Andes tells the tale of Kuka ... Growing more than six feet tall, coca bushes produce white flowers, bright red berries, and thin green leaves. Scientists were fascinated ...

While a few species had been assessed for conservation, only 21 of these remarkable plants were listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species.