As per a new study conducted by an international team, what is the total number of trees still undiscovered?

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A study was conducted jointly by 100 scientists across the world and it found out that the total number of tree species on Earth is 73,000.
It also highlights that 9,200 tree species have remained mysterious and undiscovered. South America has likely more undiscovered tree species than others at about 40%. As per the estimates, 43 percent of all Earth\'s tree species occur in South America, followed by Eurasia (22 percent), Africa (16 percent).

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9200 A study was conducted jointly by 100 scientists across the world and it found out that the total number of tree species on Earth is 73,000.
It also highlights that 9,200 tree species have remained mysterious and undiscovered. South America has likely more undiscovered tree species than others at about 40%. As per the estimates, 43 percent of all Earth\'s tree species occur in South America, followed by Eurasia (22 percent), Africa (16 percent).

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