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Two types of tree and a palm that live underground are among the new plant species named in 2023 and highlighted by scientists at the Royal Botanical Garden Kew in the UK.

The trees were discovered in the deep Kalahari sands of highland Angola, where the free-draining terrain has led a number of species evolving to live at least 90% underground.

“It is imperative now, more so than ever, that we do everything in our power to go out into the field with our partners and work out which species of plants and fungi we haven’t given a scientific description yet,” said Dr Martin Cheek, part of RBG Kew’s Africa team.

Dr Raquel Pino-Bodas, also at RBG Kew, said: “Although fungi are one of the three major groups of eukaryotes, along with plants and animals, most fungal diversity remains undiscovered.

Kew mycologist Dr Paul Kirk found a new species of fungi in soya bean waste in South Korea.

Baker said the find showed that nature still has many surprises up its sleeve and that Indigenous knowledge is a valuable tool for the accelerated discovery of species.

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