Botany

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==//Hello my name is Lizzy, I am the botany expert. Because we are preparing ourselves to live in a rainforest for a year, we need to know about all sorts of different plants. I gathered some information about these plants, some may be dangerous and others may be a good food source.//==

Bromeliads: Bromeliads have thick waxy leaves with a bowl shaped center, which is used to catch water. Some Bromeliads can hold several gallons of water.[[image:Picture_1.png]]
===Lianas: 90% of the worlds vine species grow in tropical rainforest. They are a very thick vine. They start growing on the forest floor, then as they begin to grow they climb up the trees to get towards sunlight, which they need to have, to survive. Once they get to the top of the canopy they spread out and join onto other Lianas. Lianas also contain a poison called strychnine which is deadly.===



===The Strangler: The strangler is also known as the ‘killer tree’ And like the Liana it is a vine plant. What it does is grow through the roots of the tree. The strangler climbs up the tree, wrapping it’s self around it. Eventually the===

tree suffocates and dies.


===Caniverous plants: Caniverous plants, are plants that eat insects or other small animals to survive. Once the plant has caught the bug, it sucks the nutrients from it. The reason why it needs these nutrients is because the Caniverous plant grows in soil that is very low in these essential vitamins that a plant need to have to survive.===



===-In Rain forests the biggest flower in the world grows. It is called a Rafflesia Arnoldi. It measures up to 1 meter across. Apparently the flower smells like rotten meat which is necessary because this odor attracts flies which the flower needs to carry out it’s pollination.===



===Cohune Palm:The cohune palm is an edible tree, It can grow up to 100 feet tall. It grows large clusters of fruit which are said to look like small coconuts. Also the inside of the tree is eaten as well. This tree also comes in handy for making shelter. As the big palms of the tree could make a good roof.===



- Cinnamon: Cinnamon is found in Ceylon and India. It is usually inside a small tree.
By Lizzy

Bibliography and Conclusion:
I really liked doing this topic. Being a botany expert was really interesting. It was very fun to learn about all the different plants and trees that live in rain forests.

I got my information from: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/tropical_rain.htm http://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/plants/saprophytes.html

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