Well, we don't know what life was like with this "extinct" plant species, so we can't really tell yet if it has practical utility for humans (for example, produ

Well, we don't know what life was like with this "extinct" plant species, so we can't really tell yet if it has practical utility for humans (for example, producing a previously-unknown antifungal agent). However, the ability to rescue species from extinction is a very useful tool to have lying around, in case a plant critical to modern life is pushed to extinction.