Strangler
Fig
The strangler fig is part of the fig family. In
Spain the Strangler Fig is known as the Killer Tree. When monkeys and birds eat
the fruit of the Strangler 
they spread the seeds making it easier for the fig to
spread. Strangler figs grow as an epiphyte it sends down long roots that
wrap
themselves around the host tree eventually strangling it, leaving nothing but a
hollow trunk of Strangler Fig.
Orchids
Orchids are one of the most varied of flowering
plant families. There are over 20,000 species of orchids which
are commonly found
in Tropical Regions. Temperate orchids grow in the ground and tropical orchids
often grow as epiphytes.
Epiphytes
Epiphytes also know as Air Plants are commonly found
growing on trunks and branches of trees. The name Epiphyte
comes from the Greek word 'epi' which means 'upon' and 'phyton' meaning 'plant'.
Buttress Roots
Did
you know that rainforest soil
is very poor in nutrients. Rainforest trees have very shallow roots which
means they are not very stable. Tall trees have found a way to keep themselves
stable by forming Buttress Roots. Buttress Roots grow out
from the base of
the trunk sometimes as high as 15ft above the ground.