
Amy Adejokun
Section editor
The flora is mostly represented by the forest which covers 57 % of the whole territory. Teak wood (70 % of the world's stock) and rubber trees are a source of wealth for the country. The other types of woods are coconut, oak, bamboo, pine and mangrove.
Other tree species include the coconut, oak, bamboo, pine and mangrove.
© Kjersti Jørgensen / age fotostockThe forest holds most of the flora.
© View Stock / age fotostockBurma is home to 70% of the world's teak reserves.
© Wong Sze Fei / age fotostockThe Irrawaddy Delta, the rice granary of Burma.
© Thomas Brenner / age fotostockRubber trees represent a source of wealth for the country.
© Ricardo Aguiar