The Plants of the Rainforest Stilt or Prop Roots Mangrove rainforest trees require a different kind of support system.
Mangroves grow in wet, muddy soil at the water's edge which can be subject to tides and flooding.
As a means of support they develop several aerial pitchfork-like extensions from the trunk which grow downwards and anchor themselves in the soil trapping sediment which helps to stabilize the tree.