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Term Definition
Canopy tree A species of tree in which adult individuals occupy the more or less continuous canopy layer of a forest which, in lowland neotropical rainforests, is less than 20 m in height. Stratification of rain forest. Cartoon by M. Sashital.
Canopy tree layer A hypothetical layer in tropical rain forest consisting of trees that form a ± continuous layer commonly at a maximum height of about 25–35 meters in the Neotropics. Stratification of rain forest. Cartoon by M. Sashital.