How Instagram led scientists to a new water lily species

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A plant spotted by botanist Carlos Magdalena on social media has been identified as a new species of giant water lily after a search that ended with a pre-dawn boat journey through flooded Colombian rainforest. #waterlily #newspecies #colombia #carlosmagdalena #News #Reuters #Newsfeed 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

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