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NAME AND PICTURE SCIENTIF IC NAME OF PLANT GROWI NG LOCATI ON DEFENCE MECHANIS MS -Ficus Aurea -Ficus Watkinsian a A tell canopy tree which grows 45m in height. This type of fig grows on host trees. They can be found in Subtropical Rainfores t and Littoral Rainfores t The germination takes place in the canopy of a host tree until it’s roots touch the ground. Once it touches the ground it enlarges in size strangling the host, eventually leading to a freestanding tree. Orchids grow in almost every habitat, but glaciers. However a great many of them are found in the tropics. It’s symmetry with how the flowers are attached may make it difficult to notice. There goal is to attract aunts and wasps as a source of food and shelter, and in return the orchid gets it’s own bodyguards and security. Stangler Fig Orchid Orchidacea e KEY/UNIQUE CHARACTERIST ICS ABOUT PLANT - Flowers are found inside the fruit which is large, dark purple when ripe with yellow dots, fleshy and ovular. - Most important food tree for birds. -Flowers are pollinated by wasps which enters the fruit through a small hole before the fleshy part of the fruit develops. -Seeds are germinated and dropped where they grow by animal droppings. - The ripening of a fruit and seed takes 2 to 18 months. - The tubers of orchids are grounded up and used for cooking. -Largest family of flowering plants. - Number of orchid species equals more then twice the number of birds and four times the number of mammal species. - Family also includes vanilla plant Pitcher Plant Nepnthes Most plants grow in hot humid lowland areas, but some are tropical montane plants. Tectona Grandis Origniaaly from pantation s in south East Asia and can grow to a height of 30-40m. Grows in tropical forests around the world Teak tree Calabash Crescentia Cujete Air Plants Epiphyte Carried througho ut the world due to human migration . In tropical and subtropic al areas of Eurasia and the America’s Grows upon another plant. Founina temperat - composes 130 species. - Often several meters long and can grow up to 15m or more, and usually 1cm or less in diameter. -Plant is carnivorous therefore eats meat. -grayish brown branchlets. This tree has -Leaves are long an oil on in from 8- 23cm. it’s Calih that - White flowers is highly are borne from water June to August. resistant. - Found in a This content variety of habitats can protect and climates from the tree from areas with decay, 500mm of rain a insects, and year to areas with bacteria 5, 000mm of rain per year -A fluid is used to drown prey which contains viscoelastic biopolymers that are crucial to the retention of insects. - Difficult to break open the fruit, which allows for protection of their seeds. - Contains a toxin called cucurbitacins which can cause stomach ulcers. - Can be harvested young, and used for vegetable, or harvested mature and used as a bottle, untensil, or pipe. - Can help with diarrhoea and bronchitis. By situating themselves away from the ground they separate - Derives it’s moisture and nutrients from the air and rain and sometimes from debris e zone with a lot of mosses, livewrts, lichens and algae. Also in the tropics. Native to Africa and the Americas. Grow on branches, but can also grow on rocks. - Defence mechanism is against droughts when they curl their bottom sides upwards. Brugmansi a Native to subtropic al regions. They can dangerous levels of poison nd may be fatal if ingested by human or animals. Contact with the eye will result in pupil dilation. Cocos Nucifera The origin is unknown, but is thought to be from The tuff outer barrier of the fruit makes it difficult for outside threats to Resurrection Fern Pleopeltis polypodioi des Angel’s Trumpet Tree Coconut themselves from herbivores and other things found on the forest ground. accumulating around it. - 30, 000 worldwide. - Also found in the cloud forests. - attaches itself to other plants to get nutrients. - Lives on branches of large trees. - During certain parts of the year when the fern is dry, the spores fall from the plant and grow into new plants. - herbaceous plants with erect flowers. - Large shrubs or small trees, reaching 3- 11m with tan slightly rough bark. - The name refers to the large, very dramatic pendulous trumpet- shaped flowers that can grow up to 20 inches long and 10- 35 cm wide. - Branches can be up to 2m long. - Insects are attracted to the sweet nectarines on the flowers. - The coconut south Asia or South America. Today they are found in wet tropics North and South of the equator. Sensitive plant Mimosa Pudica Native to South America and Central America Grows in hot, very humid areas. It does best with full sunlight. break into it and get inside. Protecting the inner nut and seeds. - It increases it’s survival rate by being able to fix nitrogen from the soil. - Since it’s able to shrivel itself the plant would see less of water loss then if it were not able to do so. water can be used as a drink, the white flesh can be eaten. The dried endosperm coconut oil can be extracted, which is used in soap and many cosmetic products. - Fibres can be used as ropes, ect. - Leaves can be used as a roof and the wooden part as building material. - The leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken. - It re-opens minutes latter. - Has become a pantropical weed. - The foliage closes during darkness and reopens in light. Refeerences: - Stangler Fig: -http://www.lamingtonnationalpark.net.au/Documents/Plant/Fig.htm -http://www.floridaplants.com/Reprints/Ficus%20aurea%20Strangler%20Fig.htm -http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/strangler_figs.htm -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_aurea -Orchids: -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchid -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_defense_against_herbivor -Pitcher Plant: -http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/pitcher-plant:nepenthes-macrophylla-photo-6817.html -http://www.carnivorous--plants.com/pitcher-plant.html -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes -Teak Tree: -http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_scientific_name_for_the_Teak_tree -http://www.giantchess.com/manufacturer/about_teak_wood.html -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teak -Calabash: - http://saharanvibe.blogspot.com/2007/04/calabash.html -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabash - Air Plants: -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphyte -http://rainforests.mongabay.com/0405.htm -Resurrection Fern: -http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/Resurrection_fern/resufern.htm -http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PLPOP -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleopeltis_polypodioides -Angel’s Trumpet Tree: - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brugmansia - http://listsoplenty.com/blog/?p=5018 -Coconut: -http://www.bijlmakers.com/fruits/coconut.htm -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut - Sensitive Plant: -http://www.plantcare.com/encyclopedia/modest-princess-660.aspx -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa_pudica