Fig. 117. Banyan tree with prop roots that resemble trunks. Hawaii. Photo by 



U. S. Forest Service. 



Fig. 118. The stranghng fig. The tree on the left started as an epiphyte and 

 its roots may be seen encircling the trunk on which it started; the specimen on 

 the right began as a seedling in the soil. Photo by G. W. Blaydes. 



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