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Aerial roots are
roots above the ground. They are
almost always adventitious. They are
found in
diverse plant species,
including epiphytes such as orchids...
- conditions, this
plant will
produce aerial roots that, when they
reach the ground, will
convert to
fully functional roots. They give the
plant an unusual...
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plant roots by tree shaping. They are
common in the North-Eastern part of the
Indian state of Meghalaya. They are
handmade from the
aerial roots of rubber...
- to be a
source of
water for the tree
roots.
Aerial roots help
support the tree's huge limbs. To
encourage the
roots to
reach the
ground faster,
there were...
- soil, but
roots can also be
aerial or aerating, that is,
growing up
above the
ground or
especially above water. The
major functions of
roots are absorption...
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trunk up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in diameter. The
trunk develops aerial and
buttressing roots to
anchor it in the soil and help
support heavy branches. It...
- Once it has
reached a
sufficient size and age, it will
begin producing aerial roots that grow
toward the
forest floor. Once they
reach the
forest floor,...
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means of
aerial roots which act as
hooks over branches;
these roots will also grow into the soil to help
support the plant.
Since the
plant roots both into...
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aerial roots reaching down to the
ground as a prop root. Its
height is
almost equivalent to the
Gateway of India. The tree lost
several prop
roots when...
- paw). This
member of the arum
family (Araceae) is a
hemiepiphyte with
aerial roots. It is able to grow up to 20 m (66 ft) high in the wild, with large,...