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A rare plant species last recorded in the 1890s has been rediscovered within the limestone forests of the Masungi Georeserve in Rizal, marking its first verified sighting in over 130 years.
Scientists from the University of the Philippines Diliman and the Philippine Normal University confirmed the rediscovery of Exacum loheri in a research note published in the Philippine Journal of Science.
Researchers unexpectedly encountered the plant while conducting a snail reconnaissance study within Masungiās ā600 Stepsā area in Baras and Tanay, Rizal.
The species is considered highly unusual because it lacks chlorophyll and cannot produce its own food through photosynthesis. Instead, it survives through a rare symbiotic relationship with fungi, allowing it to thrive in Masungiās humus-rich limestone forests.
According to the researchers, Masungi Georeserve currently hosts the only known living population of Exacum loheri in the wild, making the rediscovery significant for Philippine biodiversity and conservation efforts.
The species was originally collected by Swiss botanist August Loher in 1895 and had since remained undocumented in the wild for more than a century.
A rare plant species last recorded in the 1890s has been rediscovered within the limestone forests of the Masungi Georeserve in Rizal, marking its first verified sighting in over 130 years.
Scientists from the University of the Philippines Diliman and the Philippine Normal University confirmed the rediscovery of Exacum loheri in a research note published in the Philippine Journal of Science.
Researchers unexpectedly encountered the plant while conducting a snail reconnaissance study within Masungiās ā600 Stepsā area in Baras and Tanay, Rizal.
The species is considered highly unusual because it lacks chlorophyll and cannot produce its own food through photosynthesis. Instead, it survives through a rare symbiotic relationship with fungi, allowing it to thrive in Masungiās humus-rich limestone forests.
According to the researchers, Masungi Georeserve currently hosts the only known living population of Exacum loheri in the wild, making the rediscovery significant for Philippine biodiversity and conservation efforts.
The species was originally collected by Swiss botanist August Loher in 1895 and had since remained undocumented in the wild for more than a century.
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