A unique plant in the world was discovered in the Southwest Antioquia. This is the Aphelandra Montis-Tusae species, whose existence is only known in the mountains of the southwest of Antioquia and that evidences once again, the richness of biodiversity in rural areas in the country. To achieve this discovery, biologists and archaeologists they had to travel several times the base of Cerro Tusa, in jurisdiction of the municipality of Venice (Antioquia). The field work allowed them to verify that this species was not registered in any scientific database in the world. “We celebrate this finding that focuses on life and from Cerro Tusa, as from the other parks and natural spaces that we inhabit, we work not only to keep the ecosystems, but for regenerating them in harmony with the nature we are,” he said Stefanía Fernández, responsible for sustainability and diversity of Comfama. You may be interested: the identities of the soldiers killed by the Gulf clan in Antioquiala species were known for the first time on December 19, 2020 and caught the attention for their striking color. At that time an academic work began to establish whether it had been registered before by another group of researchers. The result revealed that it was a new species for science. After collecting a specimen of the plant with all its parts and the associated information, “it is necessary In addition to a scientific illustration, ”explained Biologist Saúl Hoyos. Aphelandra Montis-Tusae, as well as its survival in the surrounding environment, in the midst of those elevations of the subregion of the southwest Antioquia. City Hall of Venice and the Government of Antioquia.
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