There are always interesting plants and trees to be observed when you walk around the campus. But sometimes, the ecological interactions between them are just as interesting. Last week, I came across an interesting tree located around hall 1 block 12. What makes it very unique is that its whole trunk has been covered with many other kinds of plants, right to the extent that you can barely see the trunk itself!
I took this picture at night with my phone camera, so I hope you will excuse its poor quality.
These plants should not be confused with parasites. Despite growing on the tree, they do not steal the nutrition from it. This ecological interaction falls under the commensalism symbiotic relationship, to which the plants gain benefits of better sunlight exposure without having to harm the tree.
Similar plants interaction can also be spotted along the Student Walk to canteen 2, in case if you want to see them as well.
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