Transcript Anna`s Tropical Rainforest PPT

Anna’s Tropical Rainforest PPT
By: Anna V.
What Are Some Of The Plant Species That Live
In The Rainforest?
Click On One of The Plants To Learn More About it.
Some Of The Plant Species That Live in The Rainforest are:
 Bengal Bamboo
 Bougainvillea
 Curare
 Coconut Tree
 Durian
 Jambu
 Kapok Tree
 Mangrove Trees
 Strangler Figs
 Tualang
 Glossary
 Index
INFO!!!!!!
• Words written in RED and UNDERLINED means
that word is in the Glossary.
• Go To The INDEX to find pages about certain
Things.
Bengal Bamboo Info
Common Names: Spineless Indian Bamboo, Calcutta Cane
Genus: Bambusa
Species: tulda
Some Facts About This Plant:
• Bambusa tulda can be found in the biome of the Southeast Asian
Rainforest.
• It does very well in a moist environment with a lot of rainfall.
• It is most comfortable with temperatures between 40 degrees Fahrenheit
and 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bougainvillea Info
Common Names: None
Genus: Bougainvillea
Species: Spectabilis
Some Facts About This Plant:
• The bougainvillea plant usually grows in the biome of the Amazon
rainforest in South America.
• The countries that lie in this biome are Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador,
Colombia, and Venezuela.
• The rainforest has thousands of plant species and is the home for many
animals, too.
Curare Info
Common Names: Curare, Grieswurzel, Pareira Brava, Pareira, Vigne Sauvage
Genus: Chondrodendron
Species: tomentosum
Some Facts About This Plant:
• Curare grows usually as a large liana, or vine, found in the canopy of the
South American rainforest.
• The vine, surprisingly, get as thick as 4 inches in diameter at its base.
• It can some times have large alternate, heart-shaped leaves which can be
4-8 inches long and almost as wide, with a 2-6 inches long petiole.
Coconut Tree Info
Common Names: Coconut Tree
Genus: Cocos
Species: nucifera
Some Facts About This Plant:
• Some people believe that this coconut palm is the symbol of romance in
the tropics.
• Similar tall trees grow to be 50-80 feet.
• The smallest type of Palm Tree is called the Dwarf palm.
Durian Info
Common Names: Civet Fruit, Stinkvrucht
Genus: Durio
Species: zibethinus
Some Facts About This Plant:
• The Durian is thought to be one of Southeast Asia's most ancient and
primitive trees.
• It grows in lowland rainforests, and is native to Borneo, Indonesia and
Malaysia.
• It bears large, odoriferous fruits directly from its trunk and main tree
branches.
Jambu Info
Common Names: Jambu Ayer, Djamboe Aer, Watery Rose Apple
Genus: Syzygium
Species: aqueum
Some Facts About This Plant:
• Jambu grows naturally from Southern India to Eastern Malaya.
• A member of the myrtle family, this fruit is the smallest in a group of
similar fruits of the Syzygium genus.
• Jambu is a small tree or large shrub which grows on the average of 10 to
20 feet in height.
Kapok Tree Info
Common Names: Kapok, Ceiba, Silk-cotton tree
Genus: Ceiba
Species: pentandra
Some Facts About This Plant:
• The Kapok tree is an emergent tree of the tropical rainforests, and is often
described as majestic.
• It can sometimes grow to a height of 150 feet or more, towering over
other trees in the rainforest.
• Originally a native to South America it now has spread to the primary
rainforests of West Africa, and the Southeast Asian rainforests of the
Malay Peninsula, and the Indonesian archipelago.
Mangrove Forest Info
Some Facts:
• Mangroves are woody, specialized types of trees of the tropics that can
live on the edge, where rainforests meet oceans.
• Found on usually sheltered coastlines and river deltas , they grow in
brackish wetlands between land and sea.
• They protect the coastline and prevent by collecting from the rivers and
streams and slowing down the flow of water
Strangler Fig Info
Common Names: Banyan Tree
Genus: Ficus
Species: ssp.
Some Facts About This Plant:
• Figs are one of the most important plant species of a rainforest ecosystem.
• There are close to 1,000 different species of Ficus, which can be found in
every major rainforest, tropical continent and islands around the world.
• Hundreds of animals like pigeons, parrots, hornbills, toucans, monkeys,
gibbons, and fruit-eating bats, feed on the sweet fruit of the fig tree.
Tualang Info
Common Names: Mengaris, Honey Bee Tree, Dëoh
Genus: Koompassia
Species: excelsa
Some Facts About This Plant:
• The Tualang tree is a majestic emergent tree of the Southeast Asian
rainforests best know for the disk shaped honeycombs which hang from
its horizontal branches.
• The Tualang can reach 250 feet, or the 30 stories in height.
• These trees can sometimes be found growing in the lowland rainforests of
southern Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, northeastern Sumatra, Borneo,
and Palawan.
Abiotic Factors
Plants live in certain areas because:
• It has a specific amount of sunlight, rainfall, and soil.
• The area doesn’t have very many animals that will eat it.
• That area has a lot of nutrients in the soil that the plant can feed off of.
• It has temperatures that keep it healthy.
Glossary
• Rainforest: One of the 7 biomes.
• Biome: There are 7 biomes (Tropical Rainforest, Savanna, Grassland
Tundra, Desert, Taiga, and Temperate Deciduous Forest)
• Genus: A general kind of something
• Species: One or more of something
• Shrub: A kind of bush
• Canopy: The top layer of a Rainforest
• Majestic: manner or bearing
• Emergent: occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action
• Ecosystem: Something made up of living and Non-living things.
Bibliography/Sources
Books:
• Ellen Doris - Raintree Steck-Vaughn - 2000
• Arthur Dorros - Scholastic - 1990
Website:
• "Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae)", http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/
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"Ceiba pentandra", http://www.uog.edu/cals/site/POG/ceiba.html. (4/5/03).
"Ceiba pentandra L.-Kapok tree", http://www.tropilab.com/ceiba-pen.html. (4/5/03).
"UC Gardens", http://www.umt.edu/uc/gardens/northplnt/ceiba.htm. (4/5/03).
"Kapok, product page", http://www.tisgdv.de/tis_e/ware/fasern/kapok/kapok.htm#informationen. (4/5/03).