The flora of the tropical forests is extremely diverse. Among the trees that grow on the coasts, you can find a coconut palm. Their fruits - coconuts are very useful, used in cooking and cosmetology.
Here you can find different types of banana plants that people use as fruits and vegetables, depending on the stage of ripening.
banana plant
One of the tropical plants is mango, among which the Indian mango is the most famous.
The melon tree, better known as papaya, grows in forests and is of great economic importance.
melon tree, papaya
Breadfruit is another representative of the forests, where nutritious fruits are highly valued.
One of the Mulberry family is the marang.
In tropical rainforests, the durian plant can be found. Their flowers grow directly on the trunks, and the fruits are protected by thorns.
In South Asia, the citrus-leaved morinda grows, has edible fruits that are part of the diet of the population of some Pacific islands.
Pitaya is a vine-like rainforest cactus that has sweet and edible fruits.
One of the interesting tropical plants is the rambutan tree. It reaches a height of 25 meters and is evergreen.
Rambutan
Small evergreen trees of the guava species grow in tropical forests.
The fast growing evergreen tropical tree Perseus americana is nothing but the avocado plant found in many forests.
perseus americana, avocado
Various types of ferns, mosses and lichens, creepers and epiphytes, bamboos, sugarcane, cereals grow in tropical forests.
Rainforest levels
Typically, a tropical forest has 4-5 tiers. At the very top, trees grow up to 70 meters. These are evergreen trees. In seasonal forests, they shed their leaves during the drought period. These trees protect the lower levels from wind, rain and cold. Then the crown layer (canopy) begins at the level of 30-40 meters. Here the leaves and branches are very close to each other. It is very difficult for people to reach this height in order to explore the world of flora and fauna of the canopy. They use special techniques and aircraft. The middle level of the forest is the undergrowth. A kind of living world has formed here. Then comes the padding. These are various herbal plants.
The flora of tropical forests is very diverse. Scientists have not studied these forests yet, because they are very difficult to pass. In the future, new plant species will be discovered in tropical forests.