After 130 years, Chilean researchers have rediscovered the endemic tomato Solanum sanfurgoi. This is reported by El Ciudadano, a partner of the TV BRICS network, with reference to a scientific publication.
It was found on a riverbank in the Maule region of central Chile. It is clarified that scientists have identified only 12 individuals in an extremely limited area, and therefore this plant species has been classified as endangered.
The result of the collaboration between researchers and local communities was not only the rediscovery of the species, but also the reassertion of its taxonomic affiliation. Previously, experts believed that the plant is a variety of Solanum grandidentatum.
It is noted that this rediscovery makes a significant contribution to the development of botanical research in Chile, and also serves as a call to action for the protection of endangered endemic species.
Solanum sanfurgoi is a unique species that grows only in certain areas of central Chile. It was first described by the German paleontologist and botanist Rudolf Amandus Philippi in 1895.
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