vertailevina
Vertailevina is a fictional genus of climbing plants used in speculative biology and science fiction to illustrate extreme phenotypic plasticity and modular growth. The name combines the Latin word versatilis, meaning versatile, with a conventional plant-name ending, producing a sense of adaptability in different environments.
In the imagined taxonomy, vertailevina species are lianas characterized by modular stems and adjustable leaflets that
Vertailevina is not recognized by real-world taxonomic databases. In speculative treatments, it is sometimes placed in
Habitats in fictional accounts range from tropical and subtropical forests to disturbed canopy gaps, where the
See also speculative biology and list of fictional organisms.