Nelle fitte foreste pluviali della costa pacifica della Colombia occidentale, dove l'umidità è quasi palpabile e le liane avvolgono i tronchi come reti viventi, gli abitanti locali raccolgono da secoli strani baccelli simili a piccole banane. Queste piante, note alle comunità afro-colombiane e indigene come
Una nuova specie di vaniglia nelle giungle colombiane: l'alleanza tra comunità locali e botanici
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Y describimos una nueva especie, nada más ni nada menos que de vainilla @ns_flanagan! Vanilla pacifica Navia-Samboni & Flanagan, de los bosques húmedos del Chocó, en colaboración con los consejos comunitarios de Bahía Solano, Colombia. Consulte más aquí: researchgate.net/publication/40…
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Local communities and botanists join forces to describe a new Vanilla species in the pacific rainforests of western Colombia
Vainilla, aroma Chocó — SWISSAID
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