It is also one of the species known as "strangler fig". "Ficus aurea" is a strangler fig. For this reason banyans bear the colloquial name "strangler fig". Ficus nymphaeifolia is a strangler fig found in central and South America. The strangler fig ("Ficus aurea") and the ghost orchid ("Dendrophylax lindenii") are also found here. Strangler fig trees are common in the peat swamp area. The Curtain Fig Tree is of the strangler fig species "Ficus virens". Other figs are deciduous fig, strangler fig, small leaf fig and watery fig. Standing in front of the house is a 200-year-old balete tree (strangler fig). Emergent species, which may exceed in height, include the strangler fig ("Ficus dugandii").