Sunday, August 05, 2007

Ugandan "Sex Tree" Near Extinction

The soaring demand for a tree which some Ugandans believe can boost a man's libido and virility, may lead to its extinction, researchers warn.
The so-called sex tree, Citropsis articulata, is quickly disappearing from Uganda's Mabira Forest Reserve, one of the country's last remaining rain forests, because its roots are believed to cure impotence.
National Geographic story is HERE
BBC story is HERE

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