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Researchers have discovered a new species of the elusive 'fairy lantern' genus Thismia in a hill dipterocarp forest in ...
As detailed in a study published Monday in the journal PhytoKeys, the plant is a newly described species in the peculiar ...
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- As it approaches its 40th anniversary this October, the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) remains committed to spearheading tropical forestry research and ...
Researchers found Thismia aliasii, a rare forest plant in Malaysia that glows and feeds on fungi instead of sunlight.
Scientists have discovered a rare and beautiful new plant species hidden in the forests of eastern Peninsular Malaysia. Named ...
Peninsular Gas Utilisation (PGU) lines run along the west and east coasts, as well as through the southern tip of the ...
The new plant has been named Thismia aliasii and is part of the Thismia genus, which contains plants that do not ...
The unusual flowers seen on Thismia species facilitate specialised pollination mechanisms involving small insects such as ...
Researchers have discovered a new species of the elusive ‘fairy lantern’ genus Thismia in a hill dipterocarp forest in ...