- Number of Earth's tree species estimated to be 14% higher than currently known, with some 9,200 species yet to be discovered. Study estimates that there are approximately 73,000 tree species in total on Earth, yet so far we've only documented about 64,000 of these. https://www.pnas.org/content/119/6/e2115329119 5 comments science
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- South America hosts nearly half of 9,000 tree species unknown to science https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/south-america-hosts-nearly-half-of-9000-tree-species-unknown-to-science/ 19 comments
- Global count estimates Earth has 73,000 tree species – 14% more than reported | Trees and forests | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/31/global-count-estimates-earth-has-73000-tree-species-bletchley-park-good-turing-frequency-estimation 9 comments