Fleshfruit tree

The fleshfruit tree borrowed on the evolutionary idea of encouraging herbivores to consume their fruit (as a method of seed dispersal) by wrapping them in large balls of sugar: the Fleshfruit Tree wraps its seeds in masses of protein which exude an odour of animal flesh as a means of encouraging consumption by carnivores. To protect against the caustic environment of the carnivore gut the seeds are extra-sturdy; however, the energy required to construct dense balls of complex proteins and hardy seeds requires extra-efficient energy availability, which the Fleshfruit Tree obtains by digesting corpses of smaller animals that fall into holes formed naturally around its base as a result of the growth of its extensive root system (rather akin to the feeding practices of antlions).

Nomenclature

The fleshfruit tree is on the taller side on its own world and is thus called a tree relative to other plants; however, it is no taller than what would be called bushes on Earth.