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It is native to the Amazon Rainforest of Peru and northwestern Brazil's Acre state. [1] It is an understory rainforest tree to about twenty feet (six meters) in height. Its most curious characteristic is the fruit, which is like an orange paper lantern. It was discovered by Robin Foster in 1973, but resisted classification for many years. [2]
In contrast understory shrubs complete their life cycles in the shade of the forest canopy. Some smaller tree species, such as dogwood and holly, rarely grow tall and generally are understory trees. The canopy of a tropical forest is typically about 10 m (33 ft) thick, and intercepts around 95% of the sunlight. [1]
The Appalachian temperate rainforest has a cool and mild climate and meets the criteria of temperate rainforests identified by Alaback. [1] Temperature and precipitation are extremely variable with elevation, with rainforest conditions usually but not always concentrated around spruce–fir forests at higher elevations.
The understory is dominated by another Sasa species called moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), and Rhododendron, and Rhododendron subg. Hymenanthes. [7] The warm temperate rainforest is home to a great diversity of lichen and mosses due to the warm temperature and high precipitation.
The density of the trees determines the amount of light inside the forest. The force of heavy rainfall is reduced by the canopy and the passage of rainwater is fed more slowly downwards. The tree layer can be further subdivided into the upper tree layer or canopy and the lower tree layer or understory. [citation needed]
Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana) The Patagonian Andes of Chile and Argentina. Bark up to seven inches (18 centimeters) in thickness. [148] [149] Parana Pine (Araucaria angustifolia) Mostly in southernmost Brazil. Bark can be over 15 cm (6 in) thick. [150] Renala (Adansonia grandidieri) Madagascar. Bark is up to 15 cm (6 in) thick. [151]
The third layer is the lower tree area. These trees tend to be around five to ten meters (16 to 33 feet) high and tightly compacted. The trees found in the third layer include young trees trying to grow into the larger canopy trees, and "palmoids" or "Corner Model Trees". The fourth layer is the shrub layer beneath the tree canopy.
Stockwell was surprised to discover a tree (especially a tree so massive, and growing close to forestry roads) of which he was unaware. It quickly aroused interest in botanical circles and became known colloquially as "Vic Stockwell's Puzzle", and was even mentioned in a scientific paper as Stockwellia long before a formal description and name ...