Harp Plant

Harp Plant
Base Information
Classification	Autotroph
Terrain	Open (Fields)
Locomotion	Sessile
Size	Small
Speed	0.0kph (Sessile)
Strength	Immobile
Social Structure	Large groups (Fields)
Weapons	None
Armor	None
Source
Homeworld	Chemi (Daibei 2530)
Multi-world	No
Canon	No
Extinct	Extant
Reference	Template:Ludgoraphy ref

The Harp Plant is a flowering plant is native to Chemi (Daibei 2530), which is named for its method of attracting pollinator insects.

Physiology and ecology

No information yet available.

Life Cycle and reproduction

The plant's method of attracting pollinating insects is by sound rather than scent or color.

The fine strands stretched between its upright stems vibrate in the wind, at a pitch which attracts native insects. When the insect responds, it makes a meal of the harp plant's pollen as well as spreading it around.

Diet and trophics

Harp plant is a photosynthetic autotroph.

History and background

Indec Corporation, a well-known manufacturer of pharmaceuticals in Daibei owns the world of Chemi. The sap of the harp plant is used by Indec Corporation as a base for many of their antiviral and antifungal drugs.

Travellers' Aid Society Advisory

The Travellers' Aid Society classifies harp plants as non-threatening to most sophonts and makes no special advisory regarding this organism.

References and contributors

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Gary L. Thomas. "Daibei Sector: Library and Map." The Travellers' Digest 15 (1989): 23.