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Newfound ‘fairy lantern’ could soon be snuffed out forever

Wild boars have destroyed three of the four known specimens of a bizarre plant in the forests of Malaysia.
Thismia sitimeriamiae isolated on a black background

An umbrella-shaped structure of unknown function crowns a recently described species of fairy lantern. Credit: Siti Munirah Mat Yunoh et al./PhytoKeys (CC BY 4.0)

Researchers have discovered a new species of ‘fairy lantern’, leafless plants that look like tiny glowing lights. Sadly, however, the organism might already be on the verge of extinction.

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Nature 595, 334 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01858-3

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