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NAME AND PICTURE SCIENTIFIC NAME OF PLANT
GROWING LOCATION
DEFENCE MECHANISMS
KEY/UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS ABOUT PLANT
Strangler Fig Ficus aurea ‘strangling’ growth technique
Grows on top of other trees
Inhabits cloud forests in Costa Rica
Grows on other tree for more light in low-light rainforests
Roots twist down host tree to get water and nutrients and water
The fig fruits are edible, but small and bitter
Seeing as it does not take nutrients directly from the host tree, it is not considered a parasite
Begins as a epiphyte (see below)
Orchid Cattleya skinneri Usually grow on trees
Grow virtually everywhere in Costa Rica
Mimicry- some species flower mimics the appearance of an insect to either attract certain bugs to pollinate, or repel bugs that are unwanted
More than 1300 species in Costa Rica
Vanilla is the fruit on a certain type of orchid
Orchids are the official flower of Costa Rica
The different types of orchids vary drasticly
Pitcher Plant Nepethenes Found in swampy or boggy areas
Capture prey in the tube with gel-like substance lining tube
Carnivorous- it insects
Have 2 sexes- female and male
Teak Tree Tectona grandis Grows in rich soil and in tropical climate
Prefers location with 3 month long dry season
Natural oils make tree resistant against all weather conditions
Not native to Costa Rica
Valuable hardwood- often in plantations
Calabash Lagenaria siceraria
Found in Africa and Americas
Mainly grows in sandy soil
Often grows in the shade
Hard outer shell of fruit protects seeds
Leaves of plant are edible
Reports of fruit poisoning humans
Air Plants Epiphytes Root on to other plants
Gets sufficient water from runoff of other plants
Thrive off of decaying plant matter
Orchids, ferns, lichens and many other plants are classified as air plants
Resurrection Fern Polypodium polypodioides
Attaches to other plants
Grows in hardwood forests
When there is little precipitation, it withers/ shuts down then returns to normal function when normal conditions return
It is also an epiphyte
Can withstand periods of drought
Angel’s Trumpet Tree Brugmansias suaveolens
Prefer areas that are humid and have a large water supply
Established in residential areas in Central America
Poisonous Their fragrance is only emitted after dark
Coconut Cocos necifera Grow along the ocean coasts
Grows in sandy areas with an abundance of sunlight and regular rainfall
The husk and outer seed make it difficult to get at the edible part of the coconut
Drop coconuts hoping to drop into ocean and arrive in a remote area
Sensitive Plant Mimosa pudica Grows extensively in tropical regions
Prefers warm areas
Leaves fold inward when dark, touched, shook, warmed
Considered invasive in other parts of the world
Extracts of the roots is thought to be able to neutralize effects in venom of monocled cobra
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Floridata: Brugmansia suaveolens. (n.d.). Welcome to Floridata. Retrieved June 28, 2011, from http://www.floridata.com/ref/b/brug_sua.cfm
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Product Information . (n.d.). The Green Investment Co . Retrieved June 28, 2011, from http://thegreeninvestmentco.com/our-investments/product-information/
Resurrection fern. (n.d.). The School of Forest Resources and Conservation. Retrieved June 28, 2011, from http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/Resurrection_fern/resufern.htm
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