Strangler fig.

mandela (74) in nature • 7 years ago

Starts off as a small climbing vine.

With time it becomes as thick as a tree and is hollow in the middle where the strangled tree died and decayed away.

Now stands as tall as a tree.

7 years ago by mandela (74)

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gvincentjosephm (59) · 7 years ago

Nature is so marvelous and sometimes mysterious isn't it?

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newsensation (25) · 7 years ago

The strangler fig (genus Ficus) is definitely an advantageous exploiter, competitively excluding their host from photosynthesizing over the long-term, through a process known as thigmotropism. Thigmotropism is the process by which plants respond to touch through bending and turning as they grow. Very interesting indeed!

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schmackdaddy (25) · 7 years ago

This is an excellent proof of how amazing nature is

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grati (25) · 7 years ago

Beautiul

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roneyim (57) · 7 years ago

Hello!
I'm your 777th follower!
Good photos.

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livvu (62) · 7 years ago

So beautiful tree

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munadikiehl (60) · 7 years ago

Wow.. that is so amazing tree.. I never see like this before. Where is the located?

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newsensation (25) · 7 years ago (edited)

The Strangler fig and other vines of the same genus are localized to tropical forests, ranging from Florida, US, to most everywhere in South America. There are probably relatives of the genus globally at approximately 23 Degrees North and South of the Equator (The locations of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn).