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| + | |name = Harp Plant | ||
| + | |type = Autotroph | ||
| + | |terrain= Open (Fields) | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |locomotion= Sessile | ||
| + | |size = Small | ||
| + | |speed = 0.0 kph (Sessile) | ||
| + | |strength = Immobile | ||
| + | |quantity = Large groups (Fields) | ||
| + | |weapons = None | ||
| + | |armor = None | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |home = {{WorldS|Chemi|Daibei|2530}} | ||
| + | |multi = No | ||
| + | |canon = No | ||
| + | |ref = {{Ludography ref|name=The Travellers' Digest 15|page=23|article=Daibei Sector: Library and Map}} | ||
| + | |extinct = Extant | ||
| + | |footnote= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | The [[Harp Plant]] is a flowering plant is native to {{WorldS|Chemi|Daibei|2530}}, which is named for its method of attracting pollinator insects. | ||
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| + | == 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. | 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. | ||
| − | The sap of the harp plant is used by Indec Corporation as a base for many of their antiviral and antifungal drugs. | + | == Diet and trophics == |
| + | Harp plant is a photosynthetic autotroph. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == History and background == | ||
| + | [[Indec Corporation]], a well-known manufacturer of [[wikipedia:Pharmacology|pharmaceuticals]] in [[Daibei Sector|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. | ||
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| + | == Travellers' Aid Society Advisory == | ||
| + | The [[Travellers' Aid Society]] classifies harp plants as non-threatening to most [[sophont]]s and makes no special advisory regarding this organism. | ||
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| + | == References and contributors == | ||
| + | {{Intermediate}} | ||
| + | {{Sources | ||
| + | |S1= {{Ludography cite|name=The Travellers' Digest 15|page=23|article=Daibei Sector: Library and Map}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| − | {{LE| | + | {{LE|Creature|Plants}} |
Latest revision as of 21:32, 27 August 2019
| Harp Plant | |
|---|---|
| Base Information | |
| Classification | Autotroph |
| Terrain | Open (Fields) |
| Locomotion | Sessile |
| Size | Small |
| Speed | 0.0 kph (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 | "Daibei Sector: Library and Map." The Travellers' Digest 15 23. |
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[edit]
No information yet available.
Life Cycle and reproduction[edit]
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[edit]
Harp plant is a photosynthetic autotroph.
History and background[edit]
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[edit]
The Travellers' Aid Society classifies harp plants as non-threatening to most sophonts and makes no special advisory regarding this organism.
References and contributors[edit]
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.