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THE longevity of a viable seed of Canna considered to be about 550 years old1–3 has been questioned by Godwin4. The specimen, enclosed in a Juglans australis nutshell forming part of a rattle necklace was collected from tomb 92 in Santa Rosa de Tastil, Argentina. New carbon-14 dates presented here, on the nutshell and a trash heap, confirm this to be the oldest viable seed known.
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LERMAN, J., CIGLIANO, E. New Carbon-14 Evidence for Six Hundred Years Old Canna compacta Seed. Nature 232, 568–570 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/232568a0
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