Stats

Lifespan: 30-80 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Tropical savanna
Range: South Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

This deciduous tree grows in tropical regions and thrives in sandy soil. Its seed pods rattle loudly in the wind to scatter seeds across the forest floor.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
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: Albizia
Species: Albizia lebbeck