Summer science: Plants don't know borders
Update: 2025-01-01
Description
The summer science series continues with an episode from RNZ podcast Here Now. A love for tropical plants united Canterbury-based botanists Dr Julie Barcelona and Dr Pieter Pelser in the mid-2000s. The pair are renowned for their work on the large and unusual flower Rafflesia, which smells like a rotting carcass. They have found at least three new species on their adventures in the Philippines. Kadambari Raghukumar learns more about their spectacular discoveries.
Featuring:
- Dr Julie Barcelona
- Dr Pieter Pelser
Here Now is an RNZ podcast produced and presented by Kadambari Raghukumar.
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