This week on Botanic Connections we cultivate a human-botanic connection through education on the importance of discovering new plant species. From the new plant named after a 90's heart throb to what plants have contributed to today's medical advances. 

 Research:  

https://www.researchgate.net/post/How-to-go-about-discovering-a-new-species-of-plant

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/essential-medicines-powered-by-plants.html

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/researchers-discover-new-species-in-critically-imperiled-ecosystem/

https://www.trtworld.com/life/meet-2022-s-first-new-plant-named-after-someone-you-know-53486