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Secondary forest
Forest that has regrown after natural or human disturbance.
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Rainforest
Usually evergreen, broad-leafed forest type with high, evenly distributed rainfall throughout the year. Dense forest growing in regions of high rainfall, mainly in the tropics. True rainforest is characterized by an unbroken foliage canopy and the presence of many large climbing plants and epiphytes, though in cooler areas the epiphytes are mostly smaller mosses, liverworts…
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Primary forest
Forest consisting of native species without signs of human interference or natural disturbance through fire and wind.
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Naturalized plant
Non-native plants that have adapted successfully to a new environment and reproduce without human help. These plants originally originate from foreign countries (considered ‘aliens’), but they have now become firmly established in our environment as introductions, often escaping from gardens.
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Invasive plant
Non-native, aggressive plant species that spreads quickly in a new habitat, harming the native ecosystems. Similar to aliens, but this term is typically employed to characterize those that cause trouble or harm to other plants, animals, or individuals.
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Frugivore
Animal that feeds on fruit as its preferred food type.
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Dry forest
Tropical or subtropical forest type with a distinct, often long dry season and a high percentage of deciduous plants. The plants often show special adaptions—including succulence, spines, or dwarf growth—for prolonged droughts.
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Composite fruit
Fruits such as pineapple that develop from multiple flowers (inflorescence).
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Aroid
Belonging to the family Araceae (philodendrons).
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Zonate
Having zones of different textures or colors, usually on the cap surface.
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