Palm Plant
Breeding
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150
years ago,
 
a
beautiful
palm
 
was
found
 
in
Panama.
 
They
called
 
it
 
the
stained glass
palm.
 
 
The
leaves
radiate
colours
in
bright sunlight.
 
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People
collected
 
the
palms
and
sold
 
them
 
as
potted plants.
They
didn't
realise
 
the
palms
 
only
grew
in
small
areas.
 
People
thought
 
the
stained glass
palm
 
was
extinct.
 
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17
years ago,
researchers
 
in
Rara Avis
discovered
the palm.
You can
find
these
palm leaf
 
if
you
know
where
 
to
look.
 
Now
we
 
are
studying
 
the
biology
 
of
 
the
plant.
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Rara Avis
wants to
collect
palm
seeds.
 
Rara Avis
 
could
employ
local
people
 
to
grow
palms.
 
Rara Avis
aims
 
to
sell
 
the
seedlings.
 
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Rara Avis
wants to
buy
 
the
remaining
habitat
 
of
these palms.
 
This
 
will
protect
 
the
future
 
of
 
the
palm leaf.
 
Not
many
plants
 
get
 
a
second
chance!