Flora and Fauna in Indonesia

Indonesia has a wealth of diverse species of land and sea. It is influenced by the fertile soil of volcanic lava and mineral content contained on land and at sea Moreover, temperate climate in Indonesia took place throughout the year.

Flora and fauna of Indonesia is divided based on an imaginary line called the Wallace line. This line lies between Bali and Lombok, continues northward between Kalimantan and Sulawesi. In the West of the Wallace line, its flora and fauna are of Asian origin, while in the eastern part of the line, assemble the flora and fauna is similar to that in Australia.

Plant diversity in the island State affected precipitation and elevation of the ground. The island's high annual precipitation totals such as Sumatra, Kalimantan and Papua, then rain forests cover most of the vast territory. These forests are rich in valuable timber, trees, scented spices, exotic tropical fruits also. In this country you can find flower Rafflesia arnoldi in Bengkulu as one giant flowers that are unique in the world.

OrangutanIndonesia wildlife is very diverse, ranging from the Java deer (or kancil), one horned Rhinoceros to orangutan in Sumatra and Kalimantan, anoa in Sulawesi, the komodo dragon in NTT and cenderawasih chic and cheerful in Papua.

To preserve the unique flora and fauna, the Government of Indonesia has made 44 national parks are scattered throughout the country, be it on land or at sea. A lot of nature reserve ecotourism packages offering up to the botanical gardens or the Zoo.