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	A Banyan Tree and Purple Heart A banyan tree's aerial roots hang over a wall. There is also purple heart growing at the base of the wall.
	Bamboo Bamboo growing in pots. Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant on earth. It can grow up to an amazing 4 feet a day in ideal climate and soil conditions. In East Asia bamboo is used for buildings and in food and gardens. In China, bamboo is used ...
	Banyan Tree Banyan Tree. The banyan tree gets its name from the Indian word, �banias,� which means �trader.� Merchants and traders used to meet under the banyan tree because of the shade it provided.
	Banyan Tree Banyan Tree. Banyan trees have aerial roots that hang down from the tops of the host tree. As the tree gets older, the roots start to look more like the trunk of the tree. These roots can grow over very large areas.
	Banyan Tree Banyan Tree. Banyan trees are figs that start out as an epiphyte, which means that it grows while attached to another tree. Birds spread the banyan seeds to other trees where the epiphyte will start to grow.
	Banyan Trees, Aloe Masculata, and Taro Numerous plants and trees along a path. The two large trees in the background of the photograph are called banyan trees. They can be identified by the long aerial roots hanging from the tops of the tree. The pink flowers to the left along the wall ar...
	Baobab Tree Baobab tree. There are eight species of the Baobab tree that are native to Africa, Madagascar, and Australia. They store water in their trunks in order to survive in these environments. Baobab leaves are used in some food dishes in Africa and Austral...
	Mangrove Tree Roots of a mangrove tree.
	Mangrove Tree Leaves Detailed view of mangrove tree leaves. Because they live in salt water, mangrove trees have ways of keeping water from escaping through their leaves. They can close the pores on their leaves that allow water to be released. They can also arrange thei...
	Mangrove Tree Roots Detailed view of mangrove tree roots protruding from the water.
	Mangrove Trees Mangrove trees along the shore. The complex root system of mangrove trees serve as a habitat for a great deal of organisms such as oysters, algae, barnacles, sponges, shrimp, mud lobster, and crabs. However, usually there are no more than twenty dif...
	Mangrove Trees Detail view of mangrove roots. Many mangrove habitats have been destroyed due to shrimp farming.
	Mangrove Trees Detail view of mangrove roots.
	Mangrove Trees Mangrove trees along the shore. Mangroves trees usually grow in salt water along the coastlines of tropical areas.
	Mangrove Trees Mangrove trees along the shore.
	Mangrove Trees View of mangrove trees and their roots. Mangrove trees protect coastlines from erosion and storms, because their roots are able to absorb wave energy.
	Mysore Fig A mysore fig with its extensive root system.
	Mysore Fig Roots Detailed view of the roots of a mysore fig.
	Royal Palm Trees A group of royal palm trees in the distance and another in the foreground of the photograph surrounded by split leaf philodendron. The fronds of a sabal palm are also peaking into the left side of the picture.
	Sabal Palm Trees Sabal palm trees surrounded by ferns and purple heart.
	Sabal Palm Trees Sabal palm trees surrounded by ferns.
	Strangler Fig A strangler fig growing on a host tree.
	Trees along the Path Palm trees and other plants along a path in Kampong Garden.
	Trees along the Path A variety of trees and plants along a path in Kampong Garden.
	Trees along the Path A variety of trees along a path in Kampong Garden. There are also lotus flowers blooming in the pond.
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