Researchers found Thismia aliasii, a rare forest plant in Malaysia that glows and feeds on fungi instead of sunlight.

As detailed in a study published Monday in the journal PhytoKeys, the plant is a newly described species in the peculiar ...

Species belonging to the genus Thismia are some of the strangest and most magical-looking in the plant kingdom, which has earned them the nickname ‘fairy lanterns.’ No exception to the rule, a newly ...

The genus is also commonly referred to as "fairy lanterns" due to the shape of the flowers. These flowers contain specialized pollination mechanisms and are typically pollinated by small insects ...