Déntromediun

(Greek) Guardian Tree

/ NATURE / FLORA / Déntromediun

LEAVES

Leaves produce a plant's "food" energy through photosynthesis , keep it cool, and enable it to transport water and minerals via transpiration .

Colour:

Dark Green

Phyllotaxy :

Alternate

Venation :

Reticulate

Type:

Simple
Exstipulate
Leathery

Shape:

Elliptical

Margins :

Entire

Surface:

Glabrous

Behaviour:

Evergreen

Length:

6 - 12"
(15 - 30 cm)

ROOTS, STEMS, AND TRUNK

A stem provides a plant structure and protects its xylem and phloem . Buds grow along the stem and become leaves, flowers, or more stems. The stem forms bark as new cells crush the previous layers into hard, dead tissue.
Plant roots have two primary functions:

• keep the plant in place
• gather water and minerals for the plant to grow and function

Drops aerial roots from its branches. Upon reaching ground level, the tree's aerial roots thicken into secondary trunks that support the weight of its massive crown. The primary trunk of the tree is often heavily buttressed

Bark Colour:

Grey-Brown, Blemished

Bark Surface:

Rough

FLOWERS AND FRUITS

Déntromediun is monecious . Its fruit are figs that turn from green to purple with light spotting upon ripening. The tree may bear fruit year round but most prominently in spring.

SAP & SEEDS

The leaves and branches of the Déntromediun weep milken tears if cut or broken. A similar substance is yielded by if the numerous seeds of its fruit are ground or crushed. To touch, inhale, or consume either is fatal. The milky substance inflicts lignification as a deterrent to herbavious predators.

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SCIENTIFIC NAME

Ficus macrophylla var. mediun

TAXONOMY

Superkingdom:

Eukaryota

Kingdom:

Plantae

Subkingdom:

Viridiplantae

Infrakingdom:

Streptophyta

Superphylum:

Embrophyta

Phylum:

Tracheophyta

Subphylum:

Spermatophytina

Class:

Magnoliopsida

Superorder:

Rosanae

Order:

Rosales

Family:

Moraceae

Genus:

Ficus

Species:

F.macrophylla

QUICK FACTS

Current Status:

Discovered but not well known

Geographic Distribution:

Seclora

BIOLOGICAL TRAITS

Plant Type:

Tree

Form:

Evergreen

Diameter:

6 - 15 ft

(2 - 5 m)

Height:

100 - 200 ft

(30 - 60 m)

Crown:

6 - 15 ft

(2 - 5 m)

Growth Rate:

Rapid; 10 - 15 ft/yr

(3 - 5 m/yr)

Lifespan:

200⁺ years

Reproduction:

Polycarpic

RESISTANCES

Pollution:

High

Disease:

High

Herbivores:

Average

Insect Pests:

Average

INTOLERANCES

Perpetually Shaded Areas Dry or Sandy Soil Overly fertilized soil

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