Buttress roots on a tree (Family Dipterocarpaceae). Buttress roots help support large trees in tropical forests, where the soil is shallow. Photograph

Buttress roots on a tree (Family Dipterocarpaceae). Buttress roots help support large trees in tropical forests, where the soil is shallow. Photograph Stock Photo
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Science Photo Library / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

2ADFRD2

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28.7 MB (2.6 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

2592 x 3872 px | 21.9 x 32.8 cm | 8.6 x 12.9 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

21 September 2007

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Buttress roots on a tree (Family Dipterocarpaceae). Buttress roots help support large trees in tropical forests, where the soil is shallow. Photographed in the Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.