Epiphytes include ferns, mosses, and cacti. 2.Bromeliads are shaped like a bowl perfect for catching rain and are related to the pineapple. They are home to animals such as frogs, tadpoles, salamanders, beetles, and mosquito larvae. 3.Saprophytes are the rainforests decomposers. Without them the rainforest floor would be washed out.Many of them are very small and can not be seen. Examples are algae, fungi, and linchins.
Beside black, red (rubellites) and yellow, tourmalines also occur as green stones. The green gemstones come the species of tourmaline called elbaite, which is further divided into two varieties: verdelite and indicolite, the latter also available in blue.
Due to its green color, the green peridot gemstone is often referred to as the poor man's emerald. For three millennia, a small desolate and forbidden island in the Red sea has been exploited for these gemstone. From ancient times people confused this gem with other gemstones. It was one of many mistaken for topaz.