Once the reference point has been established, the Price Index value of every other city in the database is calculated by comparing their cost of living to the cost of living in Prague. Therefore, if a city has a Price Index of 134, that means that living there is 34% more expensive than living in Prague.
Plant Life. There are many different plants in the rain forest. Some of the plants include vines, bromeliads, the passion fruit plant and the Victorian water lily. Vines in the rainforest can be as thick as the average human average human body and some can grow to be 3,000 ft long.he bangle bamboo is another plant of the rainforest. This plant can grow 40 to 80 feet tall and three inches in diameter. It has dark green stalky columns for stems and narrow green leaves. The bangle bamboo is a type of grass, the largest and fastest growing grass.
1 Rainforest plants are rich in secondary metabolites, particularly alkaloids. 2  Many alkaloids from higher plants (such as reserpine, caffeine, and vinblastine) are of medicinal and health value. 3  Currently, over 120 drugs come from plant-derived sources. While only 200 of these are used in the western world, natives consume approximately 2,000. 2  Rainforest plants are rich in secondary metabolites, particularly alkaloids. 3  Many alkaloids from higher plants (such as reserpine, caffeine, and vinblastine) are of medicinal and health value.