Name and Picture of
Plant
Strangler Fig
Scientific
Name of Plant
Ficus
obtusifolia
(among other
species)
Growing
Location
-Around
the trunks
of other
trees used
as hosts
-Found in
tropical
continents,
islands and
rainforests
worldwide
Defence
Mechanisms
-Roots
strangle
host to cut
off water
and nutrient
supply
-Waxy
leaves
protect tree
from dry
winds an
sunlight
-Symbiotic
relationship
with wasps
prevent
crosspollination
Key/Unique
Characteristics
-Grows
around host
-Uses host for
height and
structure
-Very large
canopy to
receive lots of
sunlight
-Provides food
for a large
array of
species
-Epiphyte at
beginning of
life
Orchid
Coryanthes
hunteriana
(among other
species)
-Found in
the
rainforest
-Grows on
a host tree
-Many
species
have
microhabitats
-Epiphyte
-Roots with
large surface
area
-Medicinal
properties
-Blooms are
edible
Pitcher Plant
Heliamphora
tatei
(among other
species)
-Native to
the
Americas
-Some
climb or
lean on
other
plants
-Secondary
systems can
store water
so as to
withstand
dryness
-symbiotic
relationship
with bees
specific to
each type of
flower
-Recurved
flowers to
prevent
water from
pooling in
the plant
Teak Tree
Tectona
grandis
-Variety of
habitats
-Lives in
arid
-Wood is
resistant to
termite
attacks
-Leaves can be
used in meals
-Produces
fruit
-Carnivorous
-Helps with
digestive
disorders,
smallpox
climates to
very moist
climates
-Wood is
very
durable
Calabash
Crescentia
alata
(among other
species)
-Native in
Central
America to
south to
Costa Rica
-Found in
open areas
-Hard
armour on
fruit make
them
difficult to
break into
to protect
against seed
predation
Air Plants
Tillandsia
Bulbosa
(among other
species)
-Thickness
if leaf
depends on
the
humidity of
the area
Resurrection Fern
Pleopeltis
polypodioides
-Found in
forests,
mountains
and
deserts in
Central
America,
South
America,
and the
southern
US
-Native to
the
Americas
and Africa
-Grows on
the
branches
of large
trees
-When no
water is
present the
fern will
curl up and
appear dead
to survive
droughts
-Resurrects
-Produces
fruit
-Flowering
tree smells of
carrion
-Gourd like
fruit can be
hollowed and
used as a
container for
food and drink
-Seeds are
edible, good
source of
protein
-Absorb water
and nutrients
through leaves
-Roots used as
anchors
-Grow on a
host
-Helps treat
pollen
allergies
-Epiphyte
-Young shoots
are edible
when cooked
-Absorbs
water and
nutrients
through the
bottom of the
Angel’s Trumpet Tree
Brugmansia
aurea
(among other
species)
Coconut
Cocos nucifera
Sensitive Plant
Mimosa
pudica
when water
is present
-Grow in
-Toxic to
subtropical animals so
regions
that it will
-Grow in
not be eaten
moist, well -Spines on
drained
their fruit
soil
leaves
-Grows in
Africa,
Asia, Latin
America,
and the
Pacific
region
-Grows
near the
sea
-Native to
Central
and South
America
-Smooth
trunks to
make
climbing
difficult
-Thick
armour
around fruit
-Provides
food, drinks
and shelter
-Provides
protein, sugar,
and vitamins
-Hats can be
made from the
leaves
-Leaves fold
inward
when
touched
-Prickly
stem
-Hard coats
on seeds
-Invasive
-Extracts from
roots
neutralize
cobra venom
-Toxic
-Smell lemony
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