Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Mexico and Central America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This vigorous vine grows across the tropical forests of Mexico and Central America. Its massive yellow flowers emit a heavy coconut scent that intensifies after the sun sets.

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

Solanales

Family

Solanaceae

Genus

Solandra

Species

Solandra maxima