Stats

Lifespan

20-30 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

South America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Rare

About

Gold medallion trees are tropical trees native to Brazil. They have yellow flowers that bloom intermittently throughout the year, spawning seedpods that are rectangular in cross section and rattle festively.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Cassia

Species

Cassia leptophylla