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Flora of Iwokrama

 

 

Flora of Iwokrama

The Iwokrama Canopy Walkway allows access to the mid and upper canopy of the forest.  At these heights the micro-environment of the canopy is revealed as you walk amongst the tree-tops.  The middle and upper canopy is home to many species that are never seen at ground level. 

In the wider Iwokrama Forest over 1,500 plants (flora) have been identified and with further collecting this is expected to increase to over 2,000 species.  Most of the Iwokrama Forest comprises a mixture of forest types, with approximately twelve types classified and with no particular species dominating.  A wide variety of plant life can be found in the Forest and adjoining areas.  Approximately 75% of the area in the north of the reserve can be described as Tropical Moist Forest and 25% in the south as Tropical Dry Forest.

The mountains and hills in the Iwokrama Reserve do not reach sufficient elevation, given the latitude, for vegetation to be classified as tropical montane or cloud forests, though geology, steep slopes, mesa-like summits and thin soils have created conditions better suited to low-statured, epiphytic, xerophytic and rheophytic plants that characterize these formations. 

Click HERE to view the Iwokrama Plant Species List.
Click HERE to view the Common Trees in the Iwokrama Forest.
Click HERE to view Vegetation Types in the Iwokrama Forest.

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Last modified: 06/30/05