FLORA

The tropical climate has made the country luxuriant in vegetation. Its villages are usually marked with groves of banana, coconut, papaya, lemons, mango, jack-fruit, palm, guava, woodapple, litchi and other trees. Plants like cucumber and melons grow in plenty in the fields. Numerous varieties of flowers having a wide range of fragrance, size and color are in abundance all over the country. Herbs and shrubs grow everywhere and most of the hilly regions are covered with deep green forests. Varieties of lotus, lilies and other colorful aqua-flowers blossom in large number in the rivers, lakes, ponds and other water bodies.

 

FAUNA

The majestic Royal Bengal Tiger is the pride of the country's fauna. This tiger alongwith crocodiles, dolphins, monkeys, wild boars and several species of deer such as spotted deer, barking deer and Samber are seen in the Sundarbans forest. Next comes the elephant, found in the forests of Chittagong Hill Tracts. Among the bovines buffalo, ox and gayal (bison) are common. Reptiles like the sea turtle, mud turtle, river tortoise, gecko,python, rat, crait and cobra are found in the country. Hundreds of species of birds are found in forests, paddy fields and marshy lands. Numerous varieties of fishes and crabs - both of sweet and salt water are also found.