Cynometra browneoides
Cynometra browneoides
Plantae
RARE

Stats

Lifespan
50-100 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
Oceania
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Rare

About

This flowering tree grows in the tropical rainforests of New Guinea. Its young leaves hang limp and bright white before turning dark green and firm.

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
Cynometra
Species
Cynometra browneoides