tap root system Barringtonia asiatica, The tap root system develops one single, strong and dominant main root that grows vertically into the ground. This main root has the ability to reach groundwater. read more
An aerial root may be defined as a root which, for part of the day at least, is exposed to the air. The mangrove mud is rather anaerobic (oxygen poor) and unstable and different plants root adaptations adaptations to cope with these conditions. read more
Buttress roots provide huge trees stability, especially in tropical areas, and the buttress roots can grow up to 10 meters in heigt. Buttress roots, also called buttresses do not continue their growth underground as they do above, underground buttresses develop a huge amount of small roots that grow in the soil under the buttress root. read more
Aerial roots are roots above the ground. They are almost always adventitious. They are found in diverse plant species, including epiphytes such as orchids, tropical coastal swamp trees such as mangroves, the resourceful banyan trees, the warm-temperate rainforest rātā and pōhutukawa trees of New Zealand and vines such as Common Ivy and poison ivy. read more