The flowering shrub pribby Rondeletia buxifolia is found only on Montserrat. It was rediscovered in 2006. Until 2006, the pribby was known only from one book about the vegetation of Montserrat. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (RBGK) botanists obtained information about possible locations for the plant from herbarium specimens rescued from the forestry headquarters in Plymouth, which had been inaccessible since the volcanic eruption. Based on this information, populations of the pribby were re-discovered by RBG Kew staff and Montserrat forestry staff. |