Some of the common plants and trees you would find in the Amazon rain forest are Bougainvillea spectabilis, Curare, Kapok trees, Strangler Fig tree, and Coconut trees. I will give a brief summary of all these plants and trees because each has their own purpose for surviving. I would like you to know that all plants have a Genus name and a species name but they also may have one or more common name. First I will begin with the Bougainvillea spectabilis, this is an epiphyte plant. This plant can grow up to 30 feet high. Its flower is heart shaped and can be red, pink, orange, yellow, or white. They can survive in sunny and intermediate shady areas but prefers the tropical land. They have made many adaptations for their survival. The plant grows vines with leaves that have pointy spikes of the underneath side so it can climb upward to reach sunlight and wrap trees for support. Its flower is heart shaped with a drip tip so that the water runs off and does not weigh the plant down. This plant is very unique in the way it can change its form to grow. It can change to be a tree, vine or shrub depending on where it starts its growth in the forest.
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