Because of its strategic location the amazon rainforest is naturally a home to the world s unique and most diverse plant and animal species.
Plants of the amazon rainforest floor.
Located in south america more than 60 000 species of plants grow in the amazon jungle.
The amazon is home to many species of tropical rainforest plants that are used for medicinal purposes for producing products or as food for animals or humans.
The diversity of the plant species in the amazon rainforest is rivaled only by the diversity of the animal species in the amazon.
The amazon rainforest is one of the most ecologically diverse places on earth.
Home to more animal species than anywhere else it s the plants that provide food and homes for forest life.
20 of the world s natural forest terrain is the amazon jungle itself.
The amazon rainforest is the largest tropical jungle in the world containing some of the most biodiverse plants species in the world.
The tropical rainforest floor layer or forest floor is the ground layer of this biome.
During the last ten years scientists have discovered.
There are around 80 000 species of amazon rainforest plants which grow as trees shrubs bushes and vines creating a wildlife filled environment.
It lies beneath the emergent canopy and understory layers which is the reason why almost no sunlight reaches this area.
Tropical rainforests such as the amazon are found near the equator in central and south america africa southeast asia and australia.
To defend themselves they have evolved an amazing range of strategies and tools.