Quadrella antonensis and its congener, Q. dressleri - the 'trash basket treelets' - collect leaf litter and produce roots that grow through the rich humus that develops inside them. Concerted efforts are needed to better understand the adaptive significance of litter‐trapping forms, the conditions that favour their evolution, and to protect the dwindling habitats of these botanical oddities.

Read the article: Harms, K. E. et al. (2020) Trade‐offs tip toward litter trapping: Insights from a little‐known Panamanian cloud‐forest treelet. Plants, People, Planet. DOI: 10.1002/ppp3.10161

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