Bird Nest Fern
Genus: Asplenium
Bird Nest Fern is a non flowering plant. They usually grow in between the tree branches as it need to grow on places that is damp and dark. It resemble a bird nest. Spores can be found on the underside of the leaves.
Pong Pong Tree
Family: Apocynaceae
Pong Pong Tree produce a type of fruit that is poisonous. These fruits are called "Pong Pong". The poison causes disruption to the heart beat. These fruits have a seed in it that is used to locally to poison rats. The fruit is dispersed by water as no animals dare to eat its poisonous fruits.
Fungi
Fungi is not a plant but a decomposer. They do not make food on their own but they feed on dead or decay matter. Decomposer break down dead organisms into simpler substances. These simpler substances are then return back to the soil. It becomes fertilizer and minerals to the plants. The process of breaking down decay matter into simpler substances is called decomposition. During these process, oxygen is taken in by the decomposers and they give out water and carbon dioxide as they respire. Due to these process, dead organisms are being recycled and returned to the environment.
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