Widlife

The flora of Honduras is very varied, rainy or pluvioselva jungle, also classified as Tropical Rainforest, it is one of the most impressive and plant formation; ecologists call it "training hygrophytic Megatérmica" to correspond to regions of high humidity and constant high temperatures. In which no single dominant species, such as pine or fir trees, covering large areas. The eastern part of the country "La Mosquitia". There is an abundance of climbing plants or vines, and lianas. Variety of epiphytes, the most striking orchids. By adapting to the ambient humidity, the trees are huge and do not have deep roots holding thanks to the great buttresses or spurs, while the leaves are many and large. The tree trunks are straight and smooth and its first branches are born high above the ground. The Pluvioselva of Honduras corresponds to the northern region below 600 m elevation; no fully defined dry season and covers 29% of the total land area. Among the most typical of the biogeographic region plant species are: Royal cedar (Cedrela mexicana), Common cedar (Cedrela odorata), mahogany (Swetonia mahogoni L.), tree María (Calophyllum brasiliense), Cortes (Tabebuia guayacan), " Espavel "or Mijao (Anacardium excelsum), guava (Guayabón) or (Tarminalia Amazon), and many others. There are numerous palm trees near the coast, is tropical fruit and flowers of all colors. It is very common to find plants such as cotton textiles or pacaya. There are also many medicinal plants such as chicory, apazote and Tolu. They are used as producers of rubber trees (Ficus elastica) and resin, hawthorn and palmacristi (Ricinus communis).