Botanist
The Botanist in this group is Gabby.
Abiotic Factors
In tropical rainforests have long trees which is needs water, sun and soil to get longer, stronger .Abiotic features like sun, water and soil one of the important elemenmts of Tropical Rainforsts ecosytem.Every animal needs water to stay alive, and sun to get warm everybody nows that animal or trees can't live some where that is way to hot or cold. Trees and flowers need water and they are youseing rain.Rain is one of the element which is abiotic but help biotic thigs to stay alive.
Tropical Rainforest
Tropical Rainforest's belong to a wet climate group. The typical Rainforest temputure is between 93 f and 68 f. The humidty level is also between 77% and 88%. This weather alows different plants and vegatation to live in the Tropical Rainforest. One example of this is the Coconut Tree. The tree likes to be in hot, humid places where there is no frost.
Strangler Fig Trees
How this Plant contributes to the Rainforest: A large variety of herbivores and omnivores eat figs. In some forests up to 70% of its animal's diets depend on figs, and the number of fruit-eaters determines the number of predators of fruit-eaters.
Information about the Trees: Strangler figs are tall trees which can grow to 148 feet in height. The forest floor of a rainforest is a difficult place for seedlings to grow, But the Trees have adapted.
Bengal Bamboo
How This plant Contributes to the Rainforest: Bambusa tulda is important to its environment. It can reduce soil erosion. It sucks up water from heavy rains that might cause flooding. It also provides shelter for many animals. A rainforest has plenty of water for this plant to grow. It physically adapts to its environment by growing tall fast so it gets a lot of rain and sunlight.
Information about the Bamboo: Bambusa Tulda is NOT on the endangered plants list, Although it disapers as the Rainforest. This plant is located in the Southeast Asian Biome.
Bougainvilla
How this plant contributes to the Rainforest: Bougainvillea has many adaptations to its climate and environment. It has many hooks so it can cling and hold onto other plants for support. Also, it can grow in full sunlight to semi-shade. It also has become a houseplant so it can survive house climates, and the Amazon's warm wet climate. The leaves have drip tips so it can get rid of the rushing water fast and not get weighed down by the water.
Information about the Bougainvilla: Lives in the Amazon Rainforest Biome. This plant is NOT even close to being endangered because this plant spreds so easily. This plant does have Thorns.
Curare
How this plant contribuets to the rainforest: Used in Medicines and if you used it wrong it can lead to a fatel death.
Information About the Curare: Curare is located in the South American rainforest Biome. The vine may get as thick as 4 inches in diameter at its base. It has large alternate, heart-shaped leaves which may be 4-8 inches long and almost as wide, with a 2-6 inches long petiole. The leaves are smooth on top with a hairy white bottom, and deeply indented veins radiating from the leaf base. Clusters of small (1/16-1/8 inches), greenish-white flowers are made up of separate male and female flowers. The fleshy fruits are oval, narrow at the base, and approximately 1-2 mm long.
Coconut Tree
How this plant contribuets to the rainforest: Coconuts have supplied some families from the Pacific with shelter, food, drinks, and many of their other needs. The roots supplies's a dye and the trunks are used to stabilize buildings. The hard outside is cut into slices of wood called Porcupine wood. The white meat of the coconut is eaten. They get coconut cream by sifting the white meat till it turns soft and creamy. They use the liquid for a nice refreshing drink.
Information about the palm tree: The coconut grows in rainforests and other tropical of climates. The coconut palm tree grows in hot areas. It likes frost free areas, and grows in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific region. The tree grows near seas in these areas so the roots can find moisture. In the United States it is found only in Hawaii, the Southern tip of Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
Durian
How this plant contribuets to the rainfroest: This plant keeps a good supply of bats and keeps the forest green and lots of fruit and vegitation.
Information about the Durian: This tree supplys fruit for animals. The plant lives for 80-150 years.
Jambu
How this plant contribuets to the rainforest: Southeast Asian rainforest animals, like monkeys, gibbions andjambu fruit doves rely on jambou as part of their diet.
Information about the Jambu plant: The Jambu plant is spreding so fast that it is not endangered. The fruit has about 1-3 seeds which, together with the roots, are considered poisonous.
Kapok Tree
How this plant contribuets to the rainforest: Emergent trees like the kapok rise above the canopy of the rainforest and provide a home for plants dependent on sunlight. Their branches provide a habitat for countless epiphytes, which provide food and shelter for many types or animals. They allow animals to move around the rainforest without coming down to the ground. Monkeys who venture out to the tops of emergent trees are easy prey for eagles.
Information about the plant: The trees unwantd orders is beleved to attract bats. The Kapok tree is an emergent tree of the tropical rainforests, and is often described as majestic. It can grow to a height of 150 feet or more, towering over other trees in the rainforest. It has now spread to the primary rainforests of West Africa, and the Southeast Asian rainforests of the Malay Peninsula, and the Indonesian archipelago
Mangrove Forests
How this plant contribuets to the rainforest: One of the most biologically diverse forests, mangrove forests are known as the "rainforests by the sea". The forests are the breeding grounds for fish, shrimp, prawns, crabs, shellfish and snails. Mud skippers are found in mangrove forests. The mudskipper has made adaptations so it can skim across the mud during low tide when the ground is uncovered in many places, traveling from puddle to puddle. Mangrove forests are also nesting sites for many shore birds and home to crab eating monkeys and proboscis monkeys, fishing cats, lizards, sea turtles, and many more animals. For many species of fruit bats, like the dawn bat, mangrove blossoms and fruit make up a large part of their diet.
Information about this plant: ENDANGERED!!! More than 10.5 million acres, or 27% of mangrove forests are found in Southeast Asia.
Tualang
How this plant contribuets to the rainforest: Abudent supplys of honey and a ome for the bees.
Information about this plant: Valued for abundent amounts of honey. Not found in great bunchs. Towering above the canopy the tualang can reach 250 feet, or the 30 stories in height. These trees can be found growing in the lowland forests of southern Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, northeastern Sumatra, Borneo, and Palawan. Their habitat is the primary tropical rainforest. They prefer damp locations along rivers, in valleys, and the lower slopes of hills.
Other plants
Here is a link to see other plants in the tropical rainforest:
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/traci/animals/plants.htm