Tražeći informacije o nekim palmama naišao sam na zapanjujući podatak da prodaja sjemenja palmi ugrožava njihov opstanak u divljini.
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Many palm species have been forced to the brink of extinction by the collection of cabbage (palm heart is considered a delicacy), of leaves for thatch or animal fodder, and, more recently, of seeds for sale to nurseries and palm enthusiasts. Also ironic is the increasing commonality of species such as the bottle and spindle palms (Hyophorbe lagenicaulis and H. verschefeltii) and the blue, red, and yellow latans (Latania loddigesii, L. lontaroides, and L. verschefeltii) in the nursery trade, when their wild populations in the Mascarene Islands have been reduced to only a few isolated individuals. At least 100 species are currently recognized as endangered, although this figure is unfortunately only preliminary. (See D. V. Johnson, ‘World Endangerment of Useful Palms in the Palm Tree of Life’, Advances in Economic Botany (1986):268-273.)
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