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Pages in category "Trees of the Amazon rainforest" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Hura crepitans, the sandbox tree, [2] also known as possumwood, monkey no-climb, assacu (from Tupi asaku) and jabillo, [3] is an evergreen tree in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to tropical regions of North and South America including the Amazon rainforest. It is also present in parts of Tanzania, where it is considered an invasive species. [4]
This is a list of plants found in the wild in Amazon Rainforest vegetation of Brazil. The estimates from useful plants suggested that there are 800 plant species of economic or social value in this forest, according to Giacometti (1990). [1]
The Amazon rainforest, [a] also called Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [ 2 ] of which 6,000,000 km 2 (2,300,000 sq mi) are covered by the rainforest . [ 3 ]
The Amazon rainforest’s future is in peril. Scientists worry we are nearing a tipping point for the Amazon, where loss of the forest will reach a level where the forest system as a whole won’t ...
Trees of the Amazon rainforest (55 P) Pages in category "Flora of the Amazon" The following 97 pages are in this category, out of 97 total.
Trees of the Amazon rainforest (55 P) B. Trees of Brazil (2 C, 287 P) C. ... Pages in category "Trees of South America" The following 113 pages are in this category ...
The Brazil nut is a large tree, reaching 50 metres (160 feet) tall, [15] and with a trunk 1 to 2 m (3 to 7 ft) in diameter, making it among the largest of trees in the Amazon rainforest. It may live for 500 years or more, and can often reach a thousand years of age. [ 16 ]