In the tropical rainforest on the edge of the equator, plants grow tall, green and dense. In order to compete for space and sunlight, plants not only strive to grow taller, but also compete with each other, such as parasitic plants and Lianas tend to absorb nutrients from tall trees and entangle them, while the crowns of tall trees block the sky and block sunlight, causing some short plants to dry up.
Tropical rainforest plants refer to evergreen forest communities with a tropical climate that is humid all year round. Tropical rainforests on Earth are distributed between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Cancer. Tropical rainforest plants are the most species-rich ecosystem on land, with a wide variety of species and a multi-layered structure. The base of large trees often has a plank shape. In the large greenhouse, there is a big tree more than 10 meters high. On the trunk of the big tree, a round root like a python is wrapped around it. With the support and protection of this tree root, a large tree with shallow roots will be as stable as a mountain and will not be blown down by strong winds, even if it grows to tens of meters. In tropical rainforests, tall-bodied plants such as the multiflora Kalamia spp. all have roots.
In this humid environment, there are many plants that are not very different in appearance. They are all green and green, but their names are very strange. For example, the sapodilla, which belongs to the family Sapaceae, the sausage tree with fat leaves, and the bread tree native to the Pacific Islands, are all related to eating and are very greedy. Take the bread tree with pinnate leaves as an example. This plant blooms continuously from November to July of the following year, and then bears fruits. The fruits are round, in pairs, and the young leaves are green. When mature, It turns yellow, like baked bread hanging on the tree. The fruit not only tastes good, but is also rich in nutrients and is the main food for local residents. In the tropical rain forest, there are plants that can bring delicious fruits to people, and there are also poisonous plants that can kill people. The blood-sealed throat tree is one of them. This tree belongs to the Moraceae family and can reach a height of more than 30 meters. The tree's crown is huge, its trunk is straight, and its roots are bulging. The bark and leaves of this plant contain a white, latex sap that is highly toxic. It's a beautiful plant, but it has a hidden danger.
In the tropical rainforest, there is also a cruel life-and-death struggle between plants. Botanists call it strangulation. Most of these strangulating plants that compete with other plants for survival are ficus plants. Their seeds fall onto the branches of other plants through the force of birds or wind and rain. When encountering suitable environmental conditions, they will take root and grow, forming aerial roots that wrap around the host stems or hang down. Burrowing into the soil, competing with strangled plants for nutrients, water and sunlight. When the aerial roots increase to a certain extent, they will surround the disadvantaged tree and hold it tight until it dies.
The world is amazing, even in the plant kingdom. There is a rainforest plant called the "Stuck-necked Fig Tree". Its seeds fall on the branches of some big trees. The long roots hang down along the trunk and burrow into the soil. When its strength grows, it will Tangle the big tree to death, leaving only an empty shell of the tree.
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