tonka bean tree survives lightning

This is a Panama news story, published by Live Science, that relates primarily to Barro Colorado Nature Monument news.

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Tree that kills its 'enemies' with lightning discovered

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The tonka bean tree ( Dipteryx oleifera) may actually benefit from being struck by lightning.

The researchers studied nearly 100 lightning events in Panama '’s Barro Colorado Nature Monument .

Each lightning strike killed more than 2.4 tons ( 2 metric tons ) of nearby tree biomass and nearly 80% of the lianas (parasitic vines) that infested the tree's canopy.

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