Plicoplortatus coilus
Descended from M. longatumus, this tree has taken to coiling itself around the trunks of M. sustensa, however in a mutualistic way rather than a parasitic way. This tree produces its own energy via its leafy branches, therefore not needing to sap energy from M. sustensa at all. These branches become less frequent at the top of the tree, as the shadow from M. sustensa is too consistent. This tree’s contribution to M. sustensa is support. These two trees are both unstable on their own (not that M. coilus can even live on its own), but when together they are very strong and near impossible to knock down. To reproduce, they extend into the canopies of M. sustensa and release their seeds right along with their host plant. This duo of producers extends the arboreal living space of zone D tremendously and also reduces the number of toppled M. sustensa. On average anywhere from 20-30% of the M. sustensa will have a M. coilus wrapped around them. The reason they grew to wrap around in the first place is to avoid M. longatumus' coastal restriction. However, moving inland, the trees need to gain height to escape the shade of M. sustensa. However, longatumus are unstable, and therefore coiled to gain that support. This tree also no longer has vines, as they simply became obsolete. The tree also saves energy not having to grow them.