Blue Light Understory Palm / Source Material This understory palm feeds itself by trapping dead leaves as they fall, then absorbing the nutrients as they rot. Nice system in a low-nutrient environment. This was drawn on site on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Like Loading...