Close up of buttress roots of banyan tree, Polonnaruwa ancient city, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Buttress Roots of Giant Strangler Fig Tree, Ficus sp., Christmas Island, Australia

Buttress Roots of Giant Strangler Fig Tree, Ficus sp., Christmas Island, Australia

Buttress root in jungle at Arenal Hanging Bridges where rainforest canopy is accessible via walkways, La Fortuna, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Sunlight filters into the shadows of a thick mangrove forest in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.

Wood fungus growing on a buttress root in the Daintree Rainforest, Queensland, Australia

Sycamore Ficus (Fig) tree with buttress roots adapted for shallow soil, Jozani Forest, Zanzibar

The sprawling buttress root system of a rainforest tree. Mary Caincross reserve, Queensland, Australia.

BELIZE General Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary. Buttress roots of Rainforest Kaway Tree in area of seasonally flooded forest. Pterocarpus officinalis