What two adaptations do a tualang plant have?

Answer 1

The tualang tree is a majestic emergent tree of the Southeast Asia rainforests best know for the disk shaped honeycombs which hang from its horizontal branches. Towering above the canopy the tualang can reach 250 feet, or the 30 stories in height. These trees can be found growing in the lowland forests of southern Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, northeastern Sumatra, Borneo, and Palawan. Their habitat is the primary tropical rainforest. They prefer damp locations along rivers, in valleys, and the lower slopes of hills.

Answer 2

Tualang trees have silica in the wood that makes it stronger. They also have buttressed roots which help hold up the tree that may grow up to 300 feet. The roots are mostly surface roots because the nutrients are at the ground surface, not deep in the soil.