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Kusamaki
Kusamaki
Podocarpus macrophyllus
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
100+ years
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Subtropical forest
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Uncommon

About

This conifer grows in the temperate forests of southern Japan and eastern China. Its fleshy red fruit stalks contain a single seed that birds disperse to distant locations.

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
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Podocarpaceae
Genus
Podocarpus
Species
Podocarpus macrophyllus