Biolumina Petalis Aequalis, named from Latin for living light, petals, and equal, features evenly spaced glowing petals. This Noctiluca Arboreal species has translucent, elongated petals with dense luminescent glands emitting a soft azure-green glow (470-530nm) arranged radially around a central disc. Numerous stamens with fine anthers enhance texture and light scattering. Narrow leaves and a slender 15-30cm stem sway in tropical canopy breezes. Thriving in 15-25°C humid, dim canopy microhabitats, its bioluminescence attracts nocturnal pollinators, mainly moths and beetles, crucial for rainforest night pollination. Classified within a rare bioluminescent genus of ten species, its glow arises from luciferin-luciferase systems in petal glands, enabling sustained low-intensity light during nocturnal reproductive phases.
Name
BIOME LUMINA #144/1000
Owner
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ID#144
Rarity
X-LO:95%
MUSEUM
DATALAND
X-LO:MIN
YEAR
2025
X-LO:MIN
COLLECTION
DATALAND FOUNDING COLLECTION
X-LO:MIN
SPECIES NAME
BIOLUMINA PETALIS AEQUALIS
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CLUSTER
NOCTILUCA ARBOREAL