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Within one of the lushest places on our planet, an unobtrusive green plant grows amongst many other... green plants. Although long used by the Indigenous Machiguenga people, the plants strange mish-mash of characteristics had scientists mystified

The mystery plant was discovered in Perus Manu National Park back in 1973 - but scientists couldnt declare it a new species for so long because they couldnt tell what family it belonged to.

The mystery was about determining the plant's species, but it took the experts nearly 50 years because they were unsure about which family belonged to.

A scientist discovered a weird tree in the Amazon jungle in 1973 that was unlike anything he'd ever seen before. It was around 20 feet tall and had small orange fruits in the shape of paper lanterns.

After nearly half a century, the mystery of Manu is finally solved.