Singing Spade-Leaf

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Singing Spade-Leaf
(Spathaphylla psallo)
Artwork of Singing Spade-Leaf
Species is extinct.
22/?, unknown cause
Creator Nergali Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta
Rhagioanthia
Phoenopoopsida
Phoenopoales
Spathaphyllaceae
Spathaphylla
Spathaphylla psallo
Week/Generation 20/132
Habitat Darwin Plains, Darwin Chaparral, Darwin Temperate Woodland
Size 50 cm Long
Primary Mobility Sessile
Support Unknown
Diet Photosynthesis
Respiration Passive (Stomata)
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Sexual, Pollen and Fruit


Having split from its ancestor, the singing spade-leaf has developed an interesting survival strategy. In order to prevent itself and its fruit from being eaten before it has matured, its fruit have developed numerous hollows that twist and turn within them. When wind passes through these hollows, the plants produce various whistling tones that earn it its "singing" name. These sounds scare off potential herbivores until the fruit, and thus the plant itself, has fully matured, after which the hollows fill themselves out and the seeds within are ready to be eaten and dispersed.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Tusovendis (order Phoenopoales)
  • Scrubland Quhft (class Phoenopoopsida)