By Amanda Lavery
Tropical Rainforests
Home
About The Biome
Geographic Description
Climatic Conditions
Climatic Statistics Data Table
Environmental Info
Threats
Solutions
Zoology
Orangutan
Toco Toucan
Bengal Tiger
Botany
Orchid
Kapok Tree
Cacao Tree
Bibliography
Pictures
Information
Kapok Tree
Ceiba pentandra
The kapok tree's survival adaptation is to emit an odor which attracts bats to it. These bats pollinate the tree's seeds.
If the kapok tree was eliminated from the biome, many epiphytes would lose their habitat. Many animals would also lose a source of food and shelter.