The plant messiah
Subtitle: adventures in search of the world's rarest species
By: Carlos Magdalena
Edition: First United States edition.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9780385543613
Subjects: Plant conservation
Description: "Carlos Magdalena is not your average horticulturist. He's a man on a mission to save the world's most endangered plants. First captivated by the flora and his native Spain, he has traveled to the remotest parts of the globe in search of exotic species. Renowned for his pioneering work, he has committed his life to protecting plants from man-made ecological destruction and thieves hunting for wealthy collectors. In The Plant Messiah, Magdalena takes readers from the Amazon to the jungles of Mauritius to deep within the Australian outback in search of the rare and the vulnerable. Back in the lab, we watch as he develops groundbreaking, left-field techniques for rescuing species from extinction, encouraging them to propagate and thrive once again. Along the way, he offers moving, heartfelt stories about the secrets contained within these incredible organisms. Passionate and absorbing, The Plant Messiah is a tribute to the diversity of life on our planet, and the importance of preserving it."--Dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-255).
Table of contents: title: Genesis; title: Kew calling; title: Resurrection in Rodrigues Island; title: The messiah in Mauritius; title: Talking tortoises; title: River deep, mountain high; title: The recycling plant; title: Water babies; title: Victoria's secrets; title: Warm waterlilies; title: Hot property; title: Bolivian botany; title: Peruvian plants; title: Flora of Australia.