Anterifructa sumufindus
Descended from Megaplortatus longatumus
Zone C
20 meters tall
This tree like organism is an inland descendant of M. longatumus that favors verticality over horizontal distance, in order to grow taller than other trees. It has developed buttresses for support in thin tropical soil. The top has also split into three branches that lean in opposite directions for balance, that allow for the collection of more sunlight. Large leaves now have a rod made from stiffened leaf tissue that runs down the center that allows for better support and aids in nutrient exchange.
Its flowers are pink and orange-yellow and are pollen and nectar filled, similar to the seeds of its ancestors, and grow at the base of leaves, and often fall along with them. While their ancestor's seeds repel predation, these ones encourage it. Small 1 cm seeds with hard digestion resistant shells are produced within a sweet fruit flavored with sugars. These fruits are about 3 cm across, and are colored bright red to attract the attention of other organisms in an attempt to coax them to eat the fruit and spread seeds when they are excreted. M. sumufundus' fruit are structurally derived from the ovaries of the flower and are sweetened by the same sugars in the nectar of the flower. These flowers begin bloom from April through August, as long as there is rain and sunshine to do so. This wider window allows for the production of more seeds, allowing for more trees to grow and therefore creating a higher survival rate.
M. sumufundus is predated on by B. spikus, J. clavocauda, J. frydilophus, J. heteropteryx, P. wichitensis, I. opposa, T. panzerous, and J. picticornus.
Its fruits are eaten by A. manis, A. megaloceros, A. mikrapodia, D. ruchuis, F. skyi, F. spinensis, J. clavocauda, J. frydilophus, J. heteropteryx, J. picticornus, P. wichitensis, S. opposa, T. epipediceratos, T. panzerous, W. dontria, W. dilitrius, W. trichotovarelius