How Rapa Nui Lost a Tree, Only to Have It Sprout Up Elsewhere | Science

The tree that goes by toromiro has been a fragile expat for more than a half-century. Little Sophora toromiro, is far from home, no longer present on Rapa Nui, the Pacific island where it evolved. Also known as Easter Island, or Isla de Pascua in Spanish, Rapa Nui is a speck of land in the… Continue reading How Rapa Nui Lost a Tree, Only to Have It Sprout Up Elsewhere | Science