Photogloia Candescens, named from Greek 'photos' (light) and Latin 'candescens' (glowing), is a bioluminescent flowering plant in the cluster Luminis Scintillanta. It reaches 20-50 cm with broad ovate leaves—emerald green with red mottling, prominent venation, and undulating margins. Flowers have semi-translucent petals in radial symmetry, colored pale green to soft orange-red, covered by glandular trichomes secreting luminescent compounds. Stamens extend with bulbous pollen-laden tips. It emits blue-green bioluminescence (420-490 nm) via luciferin-luciferase in petal epidermis and trichomes. Endemic to tropical rainforest understories, it favors 15-30°C, high humidity, and low light. It attracts nocturnal moths and beetles for pollination, aided by air-swaying flowers. It belongs to a family of 20 species with adaptive understory growth and bioluminescence.
Name
BIOME LUMINA #67/1000
Owner
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ID#67
Rarity
MID:50%
MUSEUM
DATALAND
X-LO:MIN
YEAR
2025
X-LO:MIN
COLLECTION
DATALAND FOUNDING COLLECTION
X-LO:MIN
SPECIES NAME
PHOTOGLOIA CANDESCENS
EX:MAX
CLUSTER
LUMINIS SCINTILLANTA