Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Remarkable #NewSpecies of #plants steals nutrients from underground fungi https://phys.org/news/2024-06-remarkable-species-nutrients-underground-fungi.html
#Thismia malayana, a new #mycoheterotrophic species from Peninsular #Malaysia https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/120967/
"Unlike most plants, #mycoheterotrophs do not perform #photosynthesis. They are stealing #carbon resources from the #fungi on their roots... this new species thrives in the low-light conditions of dense forest understories where its flowers are pollinated by fungus #gnats and other #insects."
Remarkable new plant species steals nutrients from underground fungi
A distinctive plant that steals nutrients from underground fungi has been discovered as a new species by botanists from the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) in collaboration with local naturalists and stakeholders. The research is published in the journal PhytoKeys.
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