Stats

Lifespan

20-40 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Subtropical woodland

Range

Indomalaya and Australasia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Common

About

This deciduous tree grows across the warm forests of Indomalaya and Australasia. Its golden fruit contains seeds that remain toxic to most animals even after falling.

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

Sapindales

Family

Meliaceae

Genus

Melia

Species

Melia azedarach