There are lots of plants throughout
the world's rain forests. Many of these plants are great for making
medicine!
Orchid
Orchids are flowering
plants that come in different shapes, sizes, and colors. They attract birds
and insects with their beautiful colors and wonderful smell!
Liana
Lianas are vines that live
all over the rain forest. They link trees to each other and animals use
them to move around from tree to tree. Tarzan used these vines to
swing through the forest!
Passionflower
Passionflowers are colorful
plants that attract butterflies and hummingbirds! Animals, birds, and people
eat the passion fruit that grows on this plant.
Strangler
Fig Tree
The strangler fig tree uses
another tree to climb up to the sunlight. As they grow, they wrap around
the old tree until it dies and only the strangler fig remains.