The following adaptations allow plants to survive in the conditions of the rainforest. Lianas - these are woody vines that have roots in the ground but climb up the trees to reach the sunlight.

A rainforest garden is great for creating a micro-climate in your garden. Here's how to do it and what plants to use.

The following adaptations allow plants to survive in the conditions of the rainforest. Lianas - these are woody vines that have roots in the ground but climb up the trees to reach the sunlight.

Native to the rainforests of Brazil, the rattlesnake plant (Goeppertia insignis - formerly known as Calathea lancifolia) is a ...

The 2.5 million hectare Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra site comprises three national parks ... The protected area is home to an estimated 10,000 plant species, including 17 endemic genera; ...

Not surprisingly, 25 percent of all medicines come from the plants growing in the rainforest, with an estimated 80 percent of the world's diet originating from these lush, tropical areas. Here's a ...

Research by IIT Kharagpur, Calcutta University, and the University of Western Ontario finds tropical rainforests, like those ...

While the forests recovered over the next six million years, angiosperms, or flowering plants, came to dominate them. JarnoVerdonk Modern tropical rainforests are dense, with thick canopies ...

The coal layers in Vastan are nothing but a spectacularly fossilised tropical rainforest containing a huge amount of plant ...