Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Southeast Asia and Pacific

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Rare

About

This woody shrub grows in tropical forests with stiff, upright branches. Its leaves can grow up to two feet long and snap into jagged shapes when touched.

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

Apiales

Family

Araliaceae

Genus

Polyscias

Species

Polyscias guilfoylei