Erosion is displacement of solids usually by the agents of currents such as,
wind, water, or ice by downward or down-slope movement.
Drip-tips are the long, sharply-pointed tips on some rainforest
plant leaves that allows water to flow quickly off the leaf surface. Drip tips protect the tree by releasing the rain at
drop size to reduce erosion.
Epiphytes live attached to other plants. They are also called
air plants and are not parasites. Epiphytes get water and nutrients from the
air, not from their host. Some examples are ferns, bromeliads and orchids.
Shallow root
systems
happen when the plants roots don't have to go deep to find water, therefore
they stay in shallow terrain.
Vines are plants that that climb,
adhere, or twine over other taller objects like shrubs and trees.
Lianas are woody climbing vines that grow on tree trunks to
get to the sunlight. Once up in the canopy they continue their growth from tree
to tree, meshing the whole canopy together.
Water systems in the rainforest include the
river and all its branches, like waterfalls and streams.
Flowering plants are plants that produce flowers, fruit, and seeds.
Non-flowering plants reproduce using spores and some by splitting. This is a group of plants that
includes fungi, lichens, mosses and ferns.
