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Toothy toadstools and ghost palms among new species named by Royal Botanic Gardens in 2024

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Dozens of newly discovered plants and fungi have been named for the first time in 2024 .

Among the species are a ghostly palm from Borneo and marzipan-scented lianas.

Several are already at risk of extinction as the scientists drew attention to the loss of global biodiversity.

Kew warned the scale of the challenge is huge, with scientists around the world describing an average 2,500 new plants and fungus each year .

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