Tropical Rainforests Where Orchids Can be Found
More often that not, when people think about Orchids, they usually think of different varieties of Orchids that are cultivated and grown in homes. What they do not know is that there are also many types of orchids that grow in the wild, particularly in tropical rainforests that are spread throughout the globe. Here are some of the tropical rainforests that play host to these wonderful plants and the types of Orchids that live there:
- There are rainforests found in Central America, particularly in the area of the Amazon river, in Zaire in Africa and easter Madagascar, India, Assam, New Guinea and Queensland in Australia. In all these tropical rainforests, certain types of Orchids that crave a lot of sunlight grow on the upper regions of the trees. These are what are called the epiphytes.
- El Yunque is a rainforest found in Puerto Rico, one of the oldest rainforests. Located in the Western hemisphere, it is generally warm while the forest floor is wet and marshy. The Orchids in El Yungue are usually seen growing on top of trees.
- Cabanas del Rio, a tropical rainforest in Ecuador, is where many tourists flock to in order to get an incomparable experience of seeing awesome widelife and great sights. This location also has a number of natural waterfalls where you can swim if desired. Normally, Cabanas del Rio has an environment that is friendly to Orchids so that many grow here on top of trees.
- The Kinabalu Park in Sabah, Borneo contains a huge number of plants, which are one of the oldest plant life in the world. Here, there are one thousand, two hundred varieties of wild Orchids such as the white necklace Orchids that are pretty to look. Also included are the slipper Orchid ( Papiopedillium family ) including the Papiopedillium dayanum and Papiopedillium rothschildianum.
- The Olympic Peninsula Rainforest in Costa Rica plays host to quite a lot of plant life as well as wildlife where there a number of wild Orchids that grow. Aside from Orchids, this rainforest has bromeliads, vines, ferns, mosses and palms that bloom there.
Now that you know more about tropical rainforests and how the ecosystem provides necessities to both plant life as well as animal life ( especially Orchids ) you can marvel at how these plants can survive in the wild.