Strangler figs are hemiepiphytic they may begin life as epiphytes but after making contact with the ground they encircle their host tree and " strangle " it.
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Two large palms are located in the northeast grounds, one at either side of the property, with the northern palm surrounded by a large strangler fig.
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The extensive aerial roots of the strangler fig then dropped from the oblique angle of the fallen tree 15m to the forest floor, forming a " curtain ".
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The tropical forests contain luxuriant plant growth with hundreds of plant species including African tulip tree, rubber tree, strangler fig, and " cecropia ".
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Most of the visitors come to watch Mamiraua's array of birds, uakari monkeys, or pink river dolphins that forage among flooded kapok trees and strangler figs.
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A number of these are known as " strangler figs " wherein they start upon other trees, later entrapping them entirely and finally killing the host tree.
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The binturong is an important agent for seed dispersal, especially for those of the strangler fig, because of its ability to scarify the seed's tough outer covering.
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The park also has a strong showing of plant life, including orchids, heliconias, ferns, laurel, cirri, guayabo de monte, palms, bromeliads, and strangler figs.
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Strangler figs are a parasitic species of tree that develop when the seed of a fig germinates on the top of another tree and then tries to plant its roots in the ground.
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A nearby plaque read, " Around a pool are strangler figs and the greenish fruit of the black calabash tree . . . grey green bromelaids resembling pineapple cling among tree branches.
