Plant life of Sinharaja Forest
There are about 3,500 plant species in Sinharaja. There are four major zones of where different vegetation grow.
The Arid Zone which has a temperature between 32-36 degrees Celsius. This is also referred to the Tropical Thorn Scrub.
The Dry Zone has a temperature between 28-32 degrees Celsius. The forest type is referred as Tropical Dry Mixed Evergreen.
The Intermediate Zone had a temperature between 24-28 degrees Celsius. The forest type is referred as Tropical Moist Evergreen.
The Wet Zone has a temperature between 16-28 degrees Celsius. Which had three levels of its own, Tropical lowland Wet Evergreen, Tropical Sub Montane, and Tropical Upper Montane.
This forest has 16 of the rarest plants on the planet.
Thiniya Dun - The most popular tree in the forest, towers 30 to 40 meters tall. It grows fruit and flowers almost every year.
Some of the rarest plants are the Fern, Orchid, Binara, and Wanaraja.
The Arid Zone which has a temperature between 32-36 degrees Celsius. This is also referred to the Tropical Thorn Scrub.
The Dry Zone has a temperature between 28-32 degrees Celsius. The forest type is referred as Tropical Dry Mixed Evergreen.
The Intermediate Zone had a temperature between 24-28 degrees Celsius. The forest type is referred as Tropical Moist Evergreen.
The Wet Zone has a temperature between 16-28 degrees Celsius. Which had three levels of its own, Tropical lowland Wet Evergreen, Tropical Sub Montane, and Tropical Upper Montane.
This forest has 16 of the rarest plants on the planet.
Thiniya Dun - The most popular tree in the forest, towers 30 to 40 meters tall. It grows fruit and flowers almost every year.
Some of the rarest plants are the Fern, Orchid, Binara, and Wanaraja.