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Africa's herbarium collections are a scientific treasure. They need to be digitized before more biodiversity is lost

Africa's herbarium collections are a scientific treasure. They need to be digitized before more biodiversity is lostWorldPing

Universities and biodiversity institutes have hidden treasures: their collections of pressed plant specimens. These plants have been flattened, dried and mounted on special cardboard sheets. Some were collected centuries ago.

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