A floral mystery spanning 142 years has finally bloomed into a conservation triumph! Meet Primulina tabacum – a delicate purple flower lost to science after its 1880s discovery in Guangdong's cliffs, only to reappear in the 1990s with just three survivors clinging to limestone caves. 🌿
Today, drones buzz through karst landscapes mapping habitats, while 3D scans analyze soil chemistry in real-time. "We're tech detectives rebuilding this flower's home," says botanist Li Wei, part of the team using GIS tracking to monitor microclimates. Result? Over 5,000 plants now thrive in protected zones!
Why care? This comeback kid proves innovation can rescue even the rarest species. 💻🔬 Next mission: Adapting these methods to save other endangered cave ecosystems across Asia!
