Botanists have discovered what could be the world's newest type of vegetation in the form of a lone, spear-shaped and nocturnal plant growing in Northern Tanzania, Citizen Tanzania reports. The new plant is currently being studied at the National Herbarium which operates inside the Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticides Authority (TPHPA) premises in Arusha. "It is a very strange plant because its leaves expand and flourish during the night and contract at sunrise," Dr Mollel explained. Until now, the strange plant has neither local nor scientific names. Scientists at the National Herbarium are affirmative, saying it is normal, only that this latest discovery is baffling researchers due to its strange nocturnal behaviour.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 21, 2023 17:28 UTC