Editing Tropics (section)

== Flora ==
{{See also|Tropical garden}}

[[Flora]] are plants found in a specific region at a specific time. Some well-known plants that are exclusively found in, originate from, or are often associated with the tropics include:

* [[Bamboo]]
* [[Banana|Banana trees]]
* [[Citrus|Citrus fruits]] such as [[Orange (fruit)|oranges]], [[lemon]]s, [[Mandarin orange|mandarins]], etc.
* [[Coconut|Coconut trees]]
* [[Coffee plant|Coffee]]
* [[Dragon fruit]]
* [[Fern]]s
* [[Jackfruit]]
* [[Orchidaceae|Orchids]]
* [[Arecaceae|Palm trees]]
* [[Papaya|Papaya trees]]
* [[Rubber tree]]
* [[Stone fruits]] such as [[mango]]s, [[avocado]], [[sapote]] etc.
* [[Strelitzia|Bird of paradise flower]]
* [[Theobroma cacao|Cacao]]
* [[Victoria (plant)|Giant water lily]]

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File:Pajuçara.jpg|[[Coconut]] palms in the warm, tropical climate of [[Pajuçara]] in northern [[Brazil]]
File:Pitaya cross section ed2.jpg|[[Dragon fruit]], a tropical fruit from several different cacti originally from the [[Americas]]
File:Kew Gardens giant water lily.JPG|A [[Victoria (plant)|Giant Water Lily]], one of which can support up to 32 kilograms of weight
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