Rain forest hold huge biodiversity , and when even a small part of a rain forest is impacted by world , the loss can ripple throughout the hobo camp and jeopardise many plant and brute lives . Asia is home to a number of tropical jungles , peculiarly in the south of the continent . Many of Asia ’s beautiful and rare rain forest plant are endangered because of deforestation or illegal collecting .

Rafflesia

The Rafflesia genus vaunt 16 coinage of flower industrial plant , all of which hail from the jungle of Borneo , Sumatra and Java in Southeast Asia and Malaysia . Most blossom in the genus have been nicknamed " corpse flush " thanks to their putrid reek , which draw in pollinating flies . All coinage in the genus are either scupper or threatened and are protected by police force when found in national parks . The most renowned of the genus is the Rafflesia arnoldii , a 3 - animal foot - wide peak that is regarded as the with child in the world . The overweight blood-red brown flower has no roots , stem or leaves , and it hold up as a sponger suck out valuable nutrient from a host Tetrastigma vine in the jungle .

Hardwood

Many tree species that are native to Asia are endanger because of their fine - grained surd timber , which is idealistic for building and making piece of furniture . Black rosewood ( Afzelia xylocarpa ) is a flowering , crooked tree diagram that may pass on 100 foot high . The tree grows throughout tropic Asia and is endanger because of its valuable timbre , as well as its barque , which can be used for tanning hides . Native to Papa New Guinea , the Himalayas and other parts of South and Southeastern Asia , Agarwood ( Aquilaria spp . ) is a genus notable for the resiny Mrs. Henry Wood of some of its metal money . The rosin is used for incense and oils throughout Asia . Aquilaria crassna is now an endangered specie in Vietnam because of over - harvest home .

Orchids

The orchid family contains one thousand of species of flower plants , many of which are found only in very specific part of the macrocosm . Asia is habitation to endangered orchids such as the Paphiopedilum delenatii orchidaceous plant , a coinage believed to be extinct until the 1990s . The uncommon orchidaceous plant grows in shade crevasses on the Bi Dup mountain range of Southern Vietnam . Growing directly on rock or in light backbone , the orchid bring forth a individual waxy pink blossom in January . The leaves of the plant are dark unripe and speckled on the undersides with dark violet smirch . Though endangered , the plant is collected illegally and sold to collectors .

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