Aerial roots of a Forest Strangler-fig, Ficus craterostoma, busy strangling a host tree

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Aerial roots of a Forest Strangler-fig, Ficus craterostoma, busy strangling a host tree in the indigenous forest of Magoebaskloof, South Africa. The Forest Fig, Ficus Craterostoma, is a type of Strangler fig which is known for growing and eventually strangling in a host tree to get height advantage. It is found in the tropical and subtropical rainforests and Afromontane forests of Africa.

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Size: 3456px × 5184px
Location: Magoebaskloof, South Africa
Photo credit: © Marieke Peche / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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