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Answer : 4. "A new species of plant"
What is 'Thismia malayana', which was in the news recently?
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What is 'Thismia malayana', which was in the news recently?
- 1A new species of vinefalse
- 2A new species of treefalse
- 3A new species of germfalse
- 4A new species of planttrue
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Answer : 4. "A new species of plant"
Explanation :
Thismia malayana, a newly discovered mycoheterotrophic plant in the rainforests of Peninsular Malaysia, steals nutrients from underground fungi rather than photosynthesizing. It thrives in the low-light forest understory, with special flowers pollinated by fungus gnats. Typically 2 cm long, it grows near tree roots or rotten logs and is highly sensitive to environmental changes, earning it vulnerable status on the IUCN Red List.

