The New Neotropical Companion
troops of leaf- cutter ants, and some individuals are evident, carrying their burdens of clipped leaves to their massive undergr ...
of the root from aboveground. Prop roots are root clusters that emerge from the trunk well above ground. Surface roots, as the n ...
taller trees. In the United States, Sierra Nevada Giant Sequoia groves, coastal California Redwood groves, and Pacific Northwest ...
from above the base of a tree, surrounding the bole, sometimes making cozy retreats for snakes and other denizens of the forest. ...
others (plates 3- 10– 15). Bark is often splotchy, with pale and dark patches. And many tropical trees have bark adorned with li ...
flowers (plate 3- 17) may facilitate pollination by animals such as bats. Equally likely, cauliflorous fruiting may facilitate d ...
Flowers Many tropical plants have colorful, fragrant blossoms, often large ones. Typical examples of Neotropical flowering plant ...
common in temperate forests, though wind pollination occurs in some species of tropical canopy trees. Fruits and Seeds Many trop ...
legumes, the Stinking Toe Tree (Hymenaea courbaril) produces 12.5 cm (5 in) oval pods with five large seeds inside. The pods dro ...
Mahogany trees (Swietenia macrophylla and S. humilis), famous for their superb quality wood, develop 15 cm (6 in) oval, woody fr ...
trunks and leaves (plate 3- 34). Be especially careful not to grab a palm sapling, as the spines can introduce bacteria as they ...
Lianas A liana is a woody vine rooted in the ground that typically gets its start when a forest opening or gap is created, permi ...
hemiepiphytes begin their life cycles as epiphytes but eventually become rooted in the ground. Perhaps the best- known group of ...
Washington’s Olympic Peninsula and of coastal Oregon) and throughout the tropics, abound with epiphytes of many different kinds. ...
Plate 3- 46. The sharply spiked leaves of bromeliads make the growth form easy to recognize. Photo by John Kricher. Plate 3- 48. ...
species are arranged in an overlapping rosette, forming a cistern that holds water and detrital material; the flower grows from ...
A close look at some orchids will reveal two types of roots: those growing on the substrate and those that form a “basket,” up a ...
Certain families of shrubs frequently dominate rain forest understory. These include members of the families Melastomataceae (e. ...
The Challenges of Finding Wildlife in Rain Forests A rain forest— unlike, say, the open and sweeping African savanna— typically ...
Chapter 4 Finding Animals in Rain Forest Dress in dark, subdued clothing; you don’t need to wear military- type camouflage, but ...
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