Buttress roots are up to many meters high, arranged in a star shape, mostly rib-like roots. They give the "giant trees" (overhangers) in the shallow soils of the tropical rainforests particular stability. For the nutrient supply in the very nutrient-poor soils of the tropics, there are again “combs” made of a fine network of roots under the buttress roots, which take up a large area but do not reach deep into the earth. (Source: Wikipedia)

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