A third of the tropical African flora is potentially threatened with extinction

• DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aax9444
• Publication Date: 2019-11-21T00:24:23Z
• Authors: T. Stévart; G. Dauby; P. P. Lowry; A. Blach-Overgaard; V. Droissart; D. J. Harris; B. A. Mackinder; G. E. Schatz; B. Sonké; M. S. M. Sosef; J.-C. Svenning; J. J. Wieringa; T. L. P. Couvreur
• Keywords: Flora; Extinction (optical mineralogy)

The tropical African flora is highly biodiverse, but around one in every three species potentially threatened with extinction.