These in turn support climbers that twine or have tendrils. Once up in the canopy, branches are developed that bear leaves and flowers. These plants begin life as an epiphyte but send down air roots which develop branches and envelop the host tree, eventually killing it. Strangler trees have hollow trunks. They are usually fig trees and some of the tallest trees in a rainforest.
Stranglers are an important source of food for animals.
Parasitic Plants, eg orchids, mistletoe The roots absorb water and nutrients from the tissues of the host plant. They often have no chlorophyll. This plant is endangered due to the clearing of land. Fungi, e.g. toadstools, mushrooms Fungi grow on the forest floor where it is damp and there is low light. Are non-flowering plants that have no roots, no leaves, no seeds and no chlororphyll.