[gcruse]

I refuse to call jungles rain forests.

[stormer]

Hate to be a word snob, but the origin of the word “jungle” actually means desert, and refers to thickets of scrub/shrub (thorn, for example). Either dry or wet, however, jungles by definition lack climax trees. A rain forest on the other hand, generally has relatively little undergrowth with climax trees and a high canopy in areas precip is high and transpiration low. In wet tropical areas, jungles often form an ecotone adjacent to rainforests. Sorry, its my job.