St Helena Ebony (Trochetiopsis ebenus) was thought to be extinct until the last two were discovered clinging to the side of a cliff in 1980.
St Helena Ebony (Trochetiopsis ebenus) was thought to be extinct until the last two were discovered clinging to the side of a cliff in 1980. Botanists and gardens around the world shared cuttings and have preserved the plant for the future. This plant is a cescendant of the original two. The Chelsea Physic Garden is one of the oldest botanical gardens in Britain. In 1673, it was established as the Apothecaries' Garden in London by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow plants to be used as medicines. Its rock garden is the oldest in Europe devoted to alpine plants and Mediterranean plants. --- The garden is Grade I listed in the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England by English Heritage.
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Location: Chelsea Physic Garden, London, UK
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