Kipahulu Banyan Tree
by Inge Johnsson
Title
Kipahulu Banyan Tree
Artist
Inge Johnsson
Medium
Photograph - Digital Capture, Watermark Not On Actual Print
Description
Banyan tree along the Pipiwai trail to Waimoku Falls in the Kipahulu area of Haleakala National Park in Maui, Hawaii
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A banyan (also banian) is a fig that starts its life as an epiphyte (a plant growing on another plant) when its seeds germinate in the cracks and crevices on a host tree (or on structures like buildings and bridges). "Banyan" often refers specifically to the Indian banyan or Ficus benghalensis, the national tree of India, though the term has been generalized to include all figs that share a characteristic life cycle, and systematically to refer to the subgenus Urostigma.
Like other fig species (which includes the common edible fig Ficus carica), banyans have unique fruit structures and are dependent on fig wasps for reproduction. The seeds of banyans are dispersed by fruit-eating birds. The seeds germinate and send down roots towards the ground, which may envelop part of the host tree or building structure, giving banyans the casual name of "strangler fig". The "strangling" growth habit is found in a number of tropical forest species, particularly of the genus Ficus, that compete for light. Any Ficus species showing this habit may be termed a strangler fig.
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Gary F Richards
Outstanding composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L …voted in the MYSTERIOUS TREES...contest!
Gary F Richards
Spectacular tree composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L …voted for this piece in the TREE LOGO contest!
Jack Zulli
Congratultions on your work being featured as a "Highlighted Artist Of The Week" on the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group homepage, well deserved!
Carolyn Rosenberger
Congrats on your Showcased Artist Feature! This is a fantastic capture of an amazing tree! Love it! L&F
Randy Rosenberger
A big congratulations to you for being chosen as our 'SHOWCASED ARTIST' of the week for the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. Your art works are very indicative of a professional, and it is a true honor to "showcase" your art pieces for this week in this new venue we are providing for our members. Thanks for your awesome submissions, and it is an honor to have you as a member of our family of friends and fine artists within the WFS group. Special thanks and congratulations from your administrator, Randy "Elvis" Rosenberger
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