Towering trees more than 200 feet tall may not be as vulnerable to drought as scientists thought, new study reveals how Southeast Asia’s dipterocarps efficiently move water
- A 187-foot-tall dipterocarp treeFor decades, scientists believed that the tallest trees faced one of nature’s toughest challenges: Getting water from their roots to leaves hundreds of feet above the ground.
- Now, a study of towering trees in Southeast Asia suggests some of the world’s tallest flowering plants have evolved specialised systems to overcome that problem.
- Researchers studying dipterocarps in Malaysia found that these giant rainforest trees have developed ways to move water efficiently through their trunks, allowing them to cope with the physical demands of extreme height.
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- A 187-foot-tall dipterocarp treeFor decades, scientists believed that the tallest trees faced one of nature’s toughest challenges: Getting water from their roots to leaves hundreds of feet above the ground.
- Now, a study of towering trees in Southeast Asia suggests some of the world’s tallest flowering plants have evolved specialised systems to overcome that problem.
- Researchers studying dipterocarps in Malaysia found that these giant rainforest trees have developed ways to move water efficiently through their trunks, allowing them to cope with the physical demands of extreme height.
Sources: Times of India