A fact from Schippia appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 10 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the Central American palm, Schippia concolor, exhibits the unusual germination strategy of transferring all resources from the seed to the seedling before any shoot growth occurs?
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transferring all stored resources from the seed to the seedling This process needs to be expanded for the general reader, as it's too interesting not to be glossed.--Wetman (talk) 03:31, 10 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
