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  • Anthurium fendleri, young upward growing roots impaling and trapping leaf litter,Tayrona NP, Magdalena, Colombia

    Anthurium fendleri, young upward growing roots impaling and trapping leaf litter,Tayrona NP, Magdalena, Colombia

  • Anthurium fendleri, succulent green roots covered by white refringent and hairy velamen, creeping over rocks in dry coastal forest,Tayrona NP, Magdalena, Colombia

    Anthurium fendleri, succulent green roots covered by white refringent and hairy velamen, creeping over rocks in dry coastal forest,Tayrona NP, Magdalena, Colombia

  • Pandanus sp., stilt roots and dead leaves covering the forest floor, Mahawu forest, North Sulawesi

    Pandanus sp., stilt roots and dead leaves covering the forest floor, Mahawu forest, North Sulawesi

  • Cissus verticillata (syn. C. sicyoides), aerial roots above the water, Manaos, Amazonas, Brazil

    Cissus verticillata (syn. C. sicyoides), aerial roots above the water, Manaos, Amazonas, Brazil

  • Ipomoea tiliacea roots in the Rio Negro, Manaos, Amazonas, Brazil

    Ipomoea tiliacea roots in the Rio Negro, Manaos, Amazonas, Brazil

  • Macropiper (=Piper) excelsum, basal branching resulting in the formation of a lignotuber embracing another tree, Manawatu Gorge, New Zealand

    Macropiper (=Piper) excelsum, basal branching resulting in the formation of a lignotuber embracing another tree, Manawatu Gorge, New Zealand

  • Leucothrinax (syn.Thrinax) morrisii population in habitat, on a vertical limestone cliff with its dense external spongy root system, Escaleras de Jaruco, Cuba

    Leucothrinax (syn.Thrinax) morrisii population in habitat, on a vertical limestone cliff with its dense external spongy root system, Escaleras de Jaruco, Cuba

  • Leucothrinax (syn.Thrinax) morrisii in habitat, on a vertical limestone cliff with its dense external spongy root system, Escaleras de Jaruco, Cuba

    Leucothrinax (syn.Thrinax) morrisii in habitat, on a vertical limestone cliff with its dense external spongy root system, Escaleras de Jaruco, Cuba

  • Leucothrinax (syn.Thrinax) morrisii along a vertical limestone cliff with its dense external spongy root system, Escaleras de Jaruco, Cuba

    Leucothrinax (syn.Thrinax) morrisii along a vertical limestone cliff with its dense external spongy root system, Escaleras de Jaruco, Cuba

  • Leucothrinax (syn.Thrinax) morrisii on a vertical limestone cliff with its dense external spongy root system, Escaleras de Jaruco, Cuba

    Leucothrinax (syn.Thrinax) morrisii on a vertical limestone cliff with its dense external spongy root system, Escaleras de Jaruco, Cuba

  • Leucothrinax (syn.Thrinax) morrisii, dense external spongy root system persisting around the base of its dead stipe, Escaleras de Jaruco, Cuba

    Leucothrinax (syn.Thrinax) morrisii, dense external spongy root system persisting around the base of its dead stipe, Escaleras de Jaruco, Cuba

  • Leucothrinax (syn.Thrinax) morrisii, dense external spongy and bumpy root system, Escaleras de Jaruco, Cuba

    Leucothrinax (syn.Thrinax) morrisii, dense external spongy and bumpy root system, Escaleras de Jaruco, Cuba

  • Rhaphidophora cf. sylvestris, fasciculate basal adventitious feeding roots, Khao Phra Thaeo NP, Phuket, Thailand

    Rhaphidophora cf. sylvestris, fasciculate basal adventitious feeding roots, Khao Phra Thaeo NP, Phuket, Thailand

  • Freycinetia sp., aerial downwards growing feeding roots, Colo-I-Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji

    Freycinetia sp., aerial downwards growing feeding roots, Colo-I-Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji

  • Medinilla waterhousei, young stolon like hyaline winged stem with axillary roots, Taveuni, Fiji

    Medinilla waterhousei, young stolon like hyaline winged stem with axillary roots, Taveuni, Fiji

  • Ficus obliqua with roots totally wrapping the rocks on seashore habitat, Matangi, Taveuni, Fiji

    Ficus obliqua with roots totally wrapping the rocks on seashore habitat, Matangi, Taveuni, Fiji

  • Alpinia boia, stem bases and adventitious roots, Bouma Nat. Heritage Park, Taveuni, Fiji

    Alpinia boia, stem bases and adventitious roots, Bouma Nat. Heritage Park, Taveuni, Fiji

  • Taeniophyllum fasciola population, a leafless Orchid with appressed photosynthetic roots, Biausevu, Viti Levu, Fiji, Aug. 2016

    Taeniophyllum fasciola population, a leafless Orchid with appressed photosynthetic roots, Biausevu, Viti Levu, Fiji, Aug. 2016

  • Orchid upwards growing roots trapping leaves falling from forest canopy, Biausevu, Viti Levu, Fiji

    Orchid upwards growing roots trapping leaves falling from forest canopy, Biausevu, Viti Levu, Fiji

  • Epipremnum pinnatum, adventitious anchoring roots, Viti Levu, Fiji

    Epipremnum pinnatum, adventitious anchoring roots, Viti Levu, Fiji

  • Pandanus papuanus, strong, vigorous stilt roots, Varirata NP,Papua New Gunea

    Pandanus papuanus, strong, vigorous stilt roots, Varirata NP,Papua New Gunea

  • Hydnophytum sp, roots anchoring the tubers to the trunk, Varirata NP, Papua New Guinea

    Hydnophytum sp, roots anchoring the tubers to the trunk, Varirata NP, Papua New Guinea

  • Argyreia siamensis, tuberous stem base and roots, Sukhothai, Thailand

    Argyreia siamensis, tuberous stem base and roots, Sukhothai, Thailand

  • Hornstedtia scyphifera, rhizome growing above the forest floor, perched on its stilt roots, Perak, Malaysia

    Hornstedtia scyphifera, rhizome growing above the forest floor, perched on its stilt roots, Perak, Malaysia

  • Hornstedtia scyphifera, sympodial rhizome maintained above the soil by long rigid adventitious roots, front view, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

    Hornstedtia scyphifera, sympodial rhizome maintained above the soil by long rigid adventitious roots, front view, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

  • Hornstedtia scyphifera, sympodial rhizome maintained above the soil by long rigid adventitious roots, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

    Hornstedtia scyphifera, sympodial rhizome maintained above the soil by long rigid adventitious roots, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

  • Hornstedtia scyphifera, sympodial rhizome maintained well above the soil by long rigid adventitious roots, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

    Hornstedtia scyphifera, sympodial rhizome maintained well above the soil by long rigid adventitious roots, Fraser's Hill, Malaysia

  • Crinum thaianum, germinating big seeds with the young bulb and its roots emerging from the cotyledonary sheath

    Crinum thaianum, germinating big seeds with the young bulb and its roots emerging from the cotyledonary sheath

  • Socratea exorrhiza stilt roots covered in spines, Iquitos, Peru

    Socratea exorrhiza stilt roots covered in spines, Iquitos, Peru

  • Hemiepiphyte, either a Ficus or a Clusia species with roots embracing the host tree, Iquitos, Peru

    Hemiepiphyte, either a Ficus or a Clusia species with roots embracing the host tree, Iquitos, Peru

  • Monolophus (= Caulokaempferia) saxicola, tuberous roots inside the thin humus layer, the only surviving organs during dry season, Khao Yai NP, Thailand

    Monolophus (= Caulokaempferia) saxicola, tuberous roots inside the thin humus layer, the only surviving organs during dry season, Khao Yai NP, Thailand

  • Sonerila griffithii, tubers, roots and annual shoots, Gunung Ledang, Johore, Malaysia

    Sonerila griffithii, tubers, roots and annual shoots, Gunung Ledang, Johore, Malaysia

  • Sonerila griffithii, tubers, roots and annual shoot on granitic substrate, Gunung Ledang, Johore, Malaysia

    Sonerila griffithii, tubers, roots and annual shoot on granitic substrate, Gunung Ledang, Johore, Malaysia

  • Dendrobium Orchid with roots adherent to the sandstone rock covered in algae, Trang, Thailand

    Dendrobium Orchid with roots adherent to the sandstone rock covered in algae, Trang, Thailand

  • Philodendron sp.fixed to a trunk by its horizontal anchoring roots, cultivated, Railay, Thailand

    Philodendron sp.fixed to a trunk by its horizontal anchoring roots, cultivated, Railay, Thailand

  • Philodendron sp. with horizontal anchoring roots, cultivated, Railay, Thailand

    Philodendron sp. with horizontal anchoring roots, cultivated, Railay, Thailand

  • Leea simplicifolia, stilt roots, Temenggor, Malaysia

    Leea simplicifolia, stilt roots, Temenggor, Malaysia

  • Freycinetia banksii, anchoring adventitious roots, Manawatu Gorge, New Zealand

    Freycinetia banksii, anchoring adventitious roots, Manawatu Gorge, New Zealand

  • Freycinetia banksii, climbing stems fixed to a tree trunk by adventitious roots, Auckland, New Zealand

    Freycinetia banksii, climbing stems fixed to a tree trunk by adventitious roots, Auckland, New Zealand

  • Chirita sinensis, superficial roots covering the rocks, Hong Kong Peak

    Chirita sinensis, superficial roots covering the rocks, Hong Kong Peak

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