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 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. 

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