Plortatus forensus

Extinct (February 26th, 2019): outcompeted by P. ipsumsemenous and P. spineesa

Plortatus forensus
Creator	Tboneboss9
Information
Status	Extinct
Zones	F
Roles	Producer
Classification
Genus	Plortatus
Species	Plortatus forensus
Evolution
Date	December 25th, 2018
Ancestor	Unknown
Descendants	Akiplortatus spineesa Alloplortatus marcops Mangrovetree Megaplortatus longatumus Miniplortatus ipsumsemenous

A tropical photosynthetic polyph that is adapted to areas with high rainfall. It grows a woody trunk and deltoid leaves with long drooping stems at the top of the trunk. It grows herbarceous, photosynthetic vines from the top of the trunk that will wrap around P. forensus and other nearby polyphs. Small green flowers grow along the vines during the rainy season at the beginning of the year. The flowers will be pollinated and produce seeds that are dropped at the end of the first dry season of the year. The seeds will germinate and begin growing in the following rainy season.

P. forensus' trunk can grow up to 15 feet tall and the vines may reach higher if there is a suitable substrate to grow on. Flowered vines will begin growing when the polyph is around 6 feet tall. The drooping deltoid leaves allow rain water to drip off quickly to prevent damage to the leaves and to avoid harboring pathogens. The vines also aid in supporting the polyph when growing around nearby polyphs to prevent the polyph from toppling due to loose soil and flooding.