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Tropical room. The tropical room
is the largest room, maintaining a hot and humid rain forest atmosphere. It
houses a diverse collection of specimens such as cycads, banana, coffee, citrus
and palm. The Tropical room is where we keep our tall specimens.
These include Bananas, Coconut, and Coffee. The Monkey Puzzle tree has
very thorny branches which makes it difficult to climb. |
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Tropical
rainforest atmosphere - very warm and humid
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Plant
modifications:
Large
leaf surface areas increase
air circulation and captures
more sunlight in shaded areas
Deeply
lobed, dissected leaves prevent self-shading,
promotes water runoff, increases air circulation and disperses
heat.
Plants
to point out:
Cycads
- primitive plants, evolved during Jurassic and Cretaceous.
Banana tree
Figs
Palms |
