Stem of a Ceiba tree (Ceiba trichistandra) with photosynthetic bark, Jorupe Biological Reserve, Western Andean foothills,Ecuador

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Water storing stem of Ceiba tree (Ceiba trichistandra), Mallows family (Malvaceae), Ceiba is a conspicuous tree perfectly adapten to the arid conditions in the tropical dry forest, the bark of this tree being photosynthetic, it avoids water loss through leaves and allows to continue to photosynthesize even when the tree has shed its leaves, Jorupe Biological Reserve, Western Andean foothills, Ecuador

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Location: Jorupe Biological Reserve, Western Andean foothills, Ecuador
Photo credit: © flowers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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