The Widow
Name: Bota M9-A2
Homeworld:
- Originally: Few planets in the galaxy such as Drongar.
- Present species of Bota M9-A2: This specific species currently cultivated at The Eden Project Biodomes and Eden BioDome Stations under Arceneau Trade Company and it's subsidiary PharmaTech
Development thread:
- Justice Is In The Hands Of The People (TU Dominion of Dressel) x x x x
- The Beacons Are Lit ( Galactic Alliance Dominion of Chand x x x x x x x x x x x
- Galactic Alliance dominion of Devaron and Aleen x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
- Oldest Viable Seed
- 32,000 Year old Plant Brought back to life -oldest yet
- Extinct Tree Grows Anew
- Russian Scientists Clone Ancient Arctic Plant
- De-Extinction
Cultivation Requirements: Currently cultivated at The Eden Project Biodomes and Eden BioDome Stations
Distinctions: : Sage green & purple berries.
Strengths:
- Canon Medicinal Effects: Had certain medicinal effects for each species and gave Force Users a stronger connection to the Force.
- Nutritional Value: Enhanced by the Morodin's slime, the Bota berries which give way to the seeds are highly nutritious.
- Transport carefully: It would become useless some time after it left a PharmaTech Biodome, unless frozen in carbonite.
Average Life: Perennial plant
Nutritional Value: The berries of the plant have a high level of antioxidant activity similar to other cberries, but more than what's been found in muja berries. Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) values measuring the antioxidant power of Bota fruit pulp/skin powder reportedly have the highest ORAC value among fruits and vegetables, or 10 times more antioxidants than gelden sun apples.
Bota berries and leaves are low in sugar, but contain excellent amounts of iron, calcium, fiber, and vitamin A. They also contain anthocyanin compounds such as resveratrol and cyaniding and ferulic acid, which not only give fruits and vegetables their distinct color, but also team up with flavonoids to defend the body against harmful free radicals. In fact, Bota berries contain 10 to 30 times more anthocyanin power than Aldaraanian wine. Beneficial fatty acids such as oleic acid, one of the same oils found in Dantooine olive oil, is another strong point, and healthy levels of dietary fiber keep the system functioning smoothly.
History:
Bota has a chaotic history. The Black Codex states that the botanical was a rare plant species native to very few planets in the galaxy such as Drongar. It was highly valued during the Clone Wars, as it had certain medicinal effects for each species and supposedly gave Jedi a stronger connection to the Force. It would become useless some time after it left theplanet, unless frozen in carbonite. Due to its rarity and medicinal values, bota was an expensive and coveted plant. However, due to a mutation in the bota, it soon became worthless.
Enter Pharmatech.
PharmaTech's Research and development team with the conception of the "Eden Project" have been sending scouts, researchers, and used it's vast resources under Arceneau Trade's Colagoramate's arsenal to go forth and try to find viable ways of perhaps bringing such rare or extinct species back. Various viable seeds were found encased in amber, carbonite, and under heavy permafrost. These seeds were untouched from the original mutation that had made the Bota originally worthless.
Under the research of the Eden Program, Morodin, Ho'din, and Ithorian horticulturalists and botanists worked alongside with cloning tech with Tai Fa Holdings and the Morodin's natural slime. The most distinctive feature of the Morodins was their ability to secrete a nutrient slime trail that promoted growth and mutation in plant life that it covered. The composition of the secretion varied with the Morodin's diet, and they were always experimenting with new combinations by eating plants, exuding the secretion to create a new, more nutritious, strain of flora which then entered their food chain.
This resulted in native untouched Bota as well as subsequent enhanced Bota, allowing it to stabilize and provide a highly nutritious product. Currently, this version has the same benefits as the original Bota save an additional nutritional value.
It is currently cultivated at The Eden Project Biodomes and Eden BioDome Stations
Intent: To expand on Star Wars lore on bringing back a nearly extinct botanical species and showcase the ongoing PharmaTech Botanical expansion on endangered and extinct species. It maintains the same benefits as the canon Bota save for additional nutritional value as explained under strengths.
