Plants in the rainforest

Plants in the rainforest

1. Sal tree

The sal tree is a tree of the Dipterocarpaceae family and the genus Salus. It can reach a height of 30-35 meters and a diameter of about 2-2.5 meters. The tree is tall, with a linear crown, leathery or nearly leathery leaves, and flowers in axillary or terminal panicles with 5 petals and ovate or oblong anthers.

2. Staghorn Fern

Staghorn fern grows in tropical or subtropical rainforests, mainly in Africa, Asia and Oceania. Staghorn fern is an epiphytic ornamental fern. There are two types of leaves of Staghorn fern. The nutrient leaves are smaller, and the spore leaves are shaped like deer antlers, and the leaf surface is densely covered with velvet.

3. Parashorea chinensis

The Parashorea chinensis, also known as the Sky-reaching Tree, is a large tree of the Dipterocarpaceae family and the Salicornia genus. It is about 40-60 meters tall and has a breast diameter of about 60-150 centimeters. The bark is gray or brown, the leaves are leathery, and the leaf shape is oval or elliptical-lanceolate. The panicles are axillary or terminal, and the fruits are long oval.

4. Rafflesia

Rafflesia is the largest plant flower in the world, native to tropical rainforests in Malaysia, Java, Sumatra and other places in Indonesia. After the Rafflesia blooms, it emits a pungent, foul smell that is very unpleasant.

5. Oil Palm

Oil palm is an upright tree of the Arecaceae family and the genus Elaeis. It has a tall body, a fibrous root system, an upright, unbranched stem, pinnate-lobed leaves, monoecious flowers in different orders, and fleshy spadixes. The fruit is a drupe.

6. Others

There are also pandanus, alpine banyan, Victoria amazonica, rubber tree, pitcher plant, bird's nest fern, etc.

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