Orchids are most common in moist tropical areas, making them highly populated in Monteverde.
Canopy Tree leaves are waxy and small which helps them collect and hold water. The darker color of the leaves on the lower canopy trees is necessary to absorb the sunrays for photosynthesis that usually miss the top ones.
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Bromeliads large waxy leaves are helpful for catching water and holding it, making it a good home for some of the decomposers such as beetles and other small insects. When they decompose, they provide nutrients to other plants.
Ferns are a popular plant in rain forests due to their love for moist conditions. Only select few animals eat off of these plants.
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Lichens grow in huge abundances in rain forests. They're a combination of fungi and alga and gets its own food through photosynthesis.
Epiphytes are subjected to grow in moist, dense, tropical rain forests and consume water through moistness in the air and from the rain.
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