The plant, found in Africa, produces fruits containing a compound known as miraculin, which blocks the tastebuds and makes sour foods taste sweet.
In total, 102 plants and eight species of fungi were named for the first time, but many are already threatened with extinction due to human activity, according to a statement from the gardens released Tuesday.One of the new species is a"miracle-berry" called"Synsepalum chimanimani." One of fewer than 40 recorded species of miracle-berry, the new addition is already threatened by deforestation and agriculture.
Even tiny plants can play an outsize role in maintaining habitats for other creatures further up the food chain, he added."You never know which part of the ecosystem is key to it running," said Utteridge, emphasizing that plants are"part of the bigger jigsaw."Inversodicraea koukoutamba is set to be wiped out by a hydroelectric dam.Another entry on the list, an orchid called"Inversodicraea koukoutamba," is perhaps the most tragic species this year.
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