Done by: Melanie, Aik Young, Gigi and Nigel

WIND DISPERSAL  Western salsify or goatsbeard showing dense, puff-like cluster of numerous parachute seeds. Each achene has an umbrella-like crown of plumose hairs and may literally be carried into the atmosphere by strong ascending air currents.

WATER DISPERSAL  Although seeds of plants that grow in water are obviously spread by water, there are many other ways in which water plays a part in dispersing seeds. Seeds of some tropical trees can even be carried along by ocean currents to land on shores half a world away.

ANIMAL DISPERSAL  Animals of all sorts and sizes help plants to disperse their seeds. The method they use depends on the type of seed.

EXPLOSION DISPERSAL - SPLITTING  Some plants provide their fruits (seedpods) with a mechanism that ejects the seeds from the pod by force.

HELICONIA  Heliconia, derived from the Greek word helikonios, is a genus of about 100 to 200 species of flowering plants native to the tropical Americas and the Pacific Ocean islands west to the Indonesia.  These herbaceous plants range from 0.5 to nearly 4.5 meters tall depending on the species simple leaves of these plants are 15–300 cm.

ORCHID  The Orchidaceae or orchid family is a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants with colorful and fragrant blooms.  The family also includes Vanilla, and many commonly cultivated plants such as Phalaenopsis and Cattleya.

GINGER  Ginger or ginger root is the rhizome of the plant zingiber officinale, consumed as a Delicacy, medicine, or spice. It lends its name to its genus and family.  Ginger cultivation began in South Asia and has since spread to East Africa and the Caribbean.

DILLENIACEAE  Dilleniaceae is the botanical name, for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been universally recognized by taxonomists. It is known to gardeners for the genus Hibbertia, which contains many commercially valuable garden species.

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QUIZ TIME!!!!! 1. Where did ginger cultivation start ? Ans: South Asia. 2. Name another plant in the orchid family. Ans: Vanilla 3. How far away can a seed be carried away by the ocean currents? Ans: About half a world away.

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