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This is a good example of a rainforest tree, in this case a strangler fig (so called because they grow around a host tree, eventually killing it). They do have edible figs, which contain many proteins (also known as worms).

Strangler Fig

 

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Photos > Plants > Strangler Fig
<◄ Lawyer Cane]-[Strangler Fig]-[Gnarled ►>

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