News Headline

Two new ‘birdcatcher’ trees described from Puerto Rico

Source
Mongabay (India)

Publication Date
2017-10-02

From the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, scientists have described two new species of Pisonia trees — a group of notorious “birdcatcher trees” known to produce sticky seeds that can entangle (and sometimes even kill) birds.

Content
https://news.mongabay.com/2017/10/two-new-birdcatcher-trees-described-from-puerto-rico/