PETALING JAYA: A new species of the fairy lantern plant has been discovered by local researchers in Taman Eko Rimba Sungai Congkak, Selangor.
The fairy lantern or Thismia selangorensis is a distinct mitriform species of the mycoheterotrophic genus Thismia and was first discovered in a tree hole near a riverbank. With less than 20 individuals of the species identified so far, it might be considered critically endangered.
