The rainforest fig

nobody@ipernity.com (tiabunna) — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 05:26:00 +0000

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A patch of sunlight breaking through the greenery of the rainforest to light the base of this fig. I'm unsure of the exact species (there are several), but they all parasitise other trees. They grow from a seed dropped by birds high in the branches of the host, then drop roots to ground level and proceed to grow around the host tree, strangling it in the process. Best viewed on black.

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The tree

nobody@ipernity.com (tiabunna) — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 22:45:23 +0000

tiabunna has posted:

Yes, there is only one tree: it is a Banyan, a species of fig which drops tendrils that become new trunks to support the outward spread of branches. HFF.

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The rainforest fig

The tree