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Over one-third of the compounds were terpenoids, chemicals that plants use to ward off threats like insects and pathogens.

In Panama’s dense lowland jungle, a tropical species called Dipteryx oleifera —known locally as almendro or the tonka bean ...

FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg explains why tonka bean trees in Panama can flourish when struck by lightning, leading to additional research to find out if other types of trees may also benefit ...

A new study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden has uncovered a ...

For one tropical tree species in the forests of Panama, getting struck by lightning every once in a while is […] ...

Banyans usually grow on hardwood hammocks. They are considered a keystone species, essential to the hardwood tropical ecosystem.

Credit: Evan Gora / Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Some trees don’t just survive lightning – they thrive on it. Scientists studying Panama’s tropical forests have discovered that Dipteryx ...

Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this doesn’t hurt—and might even be a good thing. Scientists have long ...

How some tropical trees benefit from being struck by lightning: evidence for Dipteryx oleifera and other large-statured trees. New Phytologist , 2025 DOI: 10.1111/nph.70062 Cite This Page : ...

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With the opportunity to study microbial-induced decay of tropical trees at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), I began to see challenges not as threats but as transformative forces.