Phosphorata Chromaflora, from Latin 'phosphorus' (light-bearing) and 'chroma' (color), is a vividly luminescent flowering plant with a ruffled corolla of irregularly undulated, thin, translucent petals displaying colors from cobalt blue to orange and magenta. Petal margins bear fine glandular granules. Its center hosts bright yellow stamens contrasting the petals. The slender, sturdy stem supports a slightly curved bloom exhibiting phototropic swaying to optimize light capture in its tropical rainforest canopy habitat. Bioluminescence in the blue-green spectrum (450-495nm) is due to luciferase in petal cells, visible at twilight and night. Growing 15-30 cm tall and 15g in humid, shaded microenvironments (15-30°C), it belongs to the Petalum Glimmera cluster, aiding nocturnal pollination by moths and beetles. Classified as vulnerable, conservation targets its canopy niche amid environmental change.
Name
BIOME LUMINA #512/1000
Owner
0x9b3f49A186670194f625199B822FCbDFD3Feacf7
ID#512
Rarity
LO:62%
MUSEUM
DATALAND
X-LO:MIN
YEAR
2025
X-LO:MIN
COLLECTION
DATALAND FOUNDING COLLECTION
X-LO:MIN
SPECIES NAME
PHOSPHORATA CHROMAFLORA
EX:MAX
CLUSTER
PETALUM GLIMMERA