Ormosia is a genus of legumes, with 130 living species. They are mostly trees or large shrubs, and are native to the tropical Americas, from southwestern Mexico to Bolivia and southern Brazil, to southern, southeastern, and eastern Asia, and to New Guinea and Queensland. Most are tropical, while some extend into temperate regions of China. A few species are threatened by habitat destruction, while the Hainan ormosia is probably extinct already.
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Scientists planted six vine species on abandoned iron mine land in China and found that fertilizing the soil, along with the choice of vine, changed which bacteria thrived underground. Kudzu-relative Pueraria montana paired with fertilizer produced the richest, most diverse microbial community, pointing to a practical combo for restoring damaged mine soils.
