Stats

Lifespan: Up to 350 yrs
Size: Huge
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Tropical dry forest
Range: Caribbean and Florida
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Armor
Status: Near Threatened

About

This tree grows in the rocky soils of southern Florida and the Caribbean islands. Its winged seeds spin like helicopter blades to travel over fifty feet from the parent.

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: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Swietenia
Species: Swietenia mahagoni