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New ultra-rare flower species discovered in Malaysia impresses Oxford scientists
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An extremely-rare flower discovered in Terengganu, Malaysia has been studied by Oxford University scientists after a Malaysian photographer and independent researcher stumbled across the plant growing along a popular tourist track in the Hulu Nerus Forest Reserve back in 2019.
The researcher named Suzairi Zakaria, also known as Dome Nikong, then went on to collaborate with Dr. Chris Thorgood from the university and Dr. Siti-Munirah Mat from the Forest Research Institute Malaysia to closely analyze the plant, which was identified as a fairy lantern plant (scientifically grouped in the extremely-rare genus Thismia).
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Oxford University Scientist Dr Chris Thorogood from Oxford Botanic Garden teamed up with Siti-Munirah at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia, and local explorer Dome Nikong to describe a strange plant from the depths of the Malaysian rainforest.
So-called ‘fairy lanterns’ (genus Thismia) are among the most extraordinary-looking of all flowering plants. These curious, leafless plants grow in the darkest depths of remote rainforests where they are seldom seen. There are some 90 species worldwide, distributed across the forests of Asia, Australasia, South America, and the USA. They all lack true leaves and chlorophyll, obtaining their food from root-associated fungi shared with other green plants. Their mysterious flowers emerge just briefly, and often under leaf litter, so few people are lucky enough to encounter them.