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Photos of trees in Belize [updated 05.29.2008]


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Gumbo limbo
Gumbo limbo "Tourist trees" used for treating rashes and sunburn


Liana wrapped around a rainforest canopy tree
Liana wrapped around a rainforest canopy tree


Gumbo limbo
Gumbo limbo "Tourist tree" (Bursera simaruba)


Strangler fig wrapped around a canopy tree
Strangler fig wrapped around a canopy tree


Mangroves on a Turneffe Atoll island
Mangroves on a Turneffe Atoll island


Orange-flowers of the Ziricote tree
Orange-flowers of the Ziricote tree


Acacia trees share a symbiotic relationship with ants
Acacia trees share a symbiotic relationship with ants


Symbiosis between the cecropia treee and defensive Azteca ants
Symbiosis between the cecropia treee and defensive Azteca ants


Mangroves on a Turneffe Atoll island
Mangroves on a Turneffe Atoll island


Mangroves on a Turneffe Atoll island
Mangroves on a Turneffe Atoll island


Mangrove seedlings
Mangrove seedlings


Leaves of the rainforest understory
Leaves of the rainforest understory


Seed-containing cotton of the Balsa tree
Seed-containing cotton of the Balsa tree


Strangler fig wrapped around a canopy tree
Strangler fig wrapped around a canopy tree


Woody liana wrapped around a canopy tree
Woody liana wrapped around a canopy tree


Strangler fig wrapped around a canopy tree
Strangler fig wrapped around a canopy tree


Azteca ants defending the Cecropia tree as part of a symbiotic relationship
Azteca ants defending the Cecropia tree as part of a symbiotic relationship




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