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Vegetation

Manu National Park is one of the most biodiverse areas on the planet. From the puna (3350.m.s.n.m) to the low jungle (400.m.s.n.m) there exist more that 14 types of jungle.
It has high Andean forests with queuña (Polylepis) y chachacomo (Scalloñia) trees forming compact areas of jungle with bromelias and others. Zones of middle jungle forming a dense forest of trees of more than 15m hight, vines and orchids and others such as mosses, lichens and ferns. The abundance of these plants shows that this area is a high humidity zone.
The low jungle zone is characterized by its abundance of trees (more than 45m). Cedro (Cedrella), Caoba (Swietenia), Shihuahuaco (Dipteryx), Lupuna (ceiba pentadra) trees dominate this area, as well as the numerous varieties of vines that are spectacular in this area. It is estimated that there are more than 300 plants representing more than 100 families.
You can also encounter 2,000 species of plants, around 10% of all plants in the world. Of these plants more than 20% have not been identified and are a large part of on going

PLANTAS MEDICINALES	MEDICINALS PLANTS	SCIENTIFIC NAME
Ayahuasca	Soul Vine	Banisteriopsis CAapi
Achiote	Annatto	Bixa Orellana
Albaza	Basil	Ocinum Micranthum
Caña Agria	Bitter Cane	Costus Sp.
Capirona	Naked Tree	Calycophyllum Spruceanum
Catahua	Catahua	Hura Crepitans
Cola de Caballo		Equisetum Sp.
Copaiba	Copal	Copaifera Rebiculata
Escalera de Mono	Monkey Ladder	Bauhiria Guianensis
Chirie Sanaga	Fever Tree	Brunfelsia Grandiflora
Bombonaje	Panama Hat Palm	Carludovica Palmata
Curave	Curare	Chhondrodendron Tomentosum
Café	Coffe	Coffe Sp.
Sangre de Grado	Dragon`s Blood	Croton Leechleri
Jergon Sacha	Fer de Lance Plant	Dracontium Loretense
Amamisa o Pisonay	Swamp Immortelle	Erythrina Fusca
Coca	Coca Bush	Erthoxylon Coca
Huito	Genipar	Genipa Americana
Algodon	Cotton	Gussypium Sp.
Enredadera	Cypress Vine	Ipumea Guamoclit
Santa Maria	Santa Maria	Lepianthes Peltada
Ayo Sacha	Wild Garlic	Mansaa Alliacea
Chami O Sensitiva	Sensitive Plant	Mimosa Pudiea
Mucuna o Vaca Ñahui	Mucuna	Muerma Rostrata
Lechuga de Agua	Water Lettuce	Pistia Stratiotes
Uña de Gato	Cat`s Claw	Uncaria Tomentosa
Bandera Caspi	Flag Tree	Warscewiczia Coccinea

PLANTAS COMESTIBLES
Cacao	Chocolate Tree	Theobroma
Yuca	Manioc	Manihot Esculenta
Platano	Plantain -Banana	Musa Sp.
Papaya	Papaya	Carica papaya
Anona	Custard Apple	Annona Rollinia
Caimito	Caimito	Chrisophyllum Caimito
Café	Coffe	Coffe Sp.
Camote	Sweet Potatoe	Ipomoea Batatas
Carambola	Star Fruit	Averroha Carambola
Coca	Coca	Erythroxilon Coca
Cocona	SolanumSessiliflorum	Cocona
Granadilla	Pasion Fruit	Passiflora sp

Huito	Huito	Genipa Americana
Limon	Lemon	Citrus Aurantifolia
Mango	Mango	Mangifera Indaca
Pacay	Pacay	Inga Fullei
Palta	Avocado	Persea Americana
Piña	Pineapple	Ananas Comusus
Tumbo	Giant Granadilla	Pasiflora Quadrangularis
Pan de Arbol	Bread Fruit	Artocarpus Artilis
Hierva Luisa	Lemon Grass	Cymbopogon Crytratus
Aguaje	Moriche Palm	Mauritia Flexuosa

ARBOLES EMERGENTES
Lupuna	Kapok	Ceiba Pentadra
Cedro	Spanish Ceder	Cedrela Odorata
Caoba	Mahogany	Swietenia
Copaiba	Copal	Cpaifera Reticulata
Shihuahuaco	Iron Tree	Dipterix Micrantha
Catahua	Catahua	Hura Crepitians
Lagarto Caspi	Lagarto Caspi	Calophylum Brasiliense
Castaña	Brasilian Nut	Bertoleta Excelsia
Sapote	Sapote	Quararibea Cordata
Tahuari	Tahuari	Anthodiseus Peruanus
Caucho	Rubber Tree	Hevea Brasiliensis
Capirona	Naked Tree	Calycophylum Spruceanum

PLANTAS COLONIZADORAS
Cetico	Pioner Tree	Cecropia Sp
Balsa	Balsa Wood	Ochroma Pyramidale
Pajaro Bobo		TessariaIntegrifolia
Sauce		Salix humboldtiana
Palo Santo		Bursera graveolens
Caña brava	Giant cane	Gyneriun sagittatum
Oje	Doctor oje	Ficus insipida
shimbillo	Shimbillo	Inga
Pisonay	Amazonian coral tree	Erythrina amazonica

Fauna of Manu

The Manu National Park is considered the capital of biodiversity on the planet.

Because this area has a tropical Amazonian climate from the puna (3350 m.s.n.m) to the low jungle (400 m.s.n.m), hundreds and thousands of plant and animal species are able to grow.

There are around

200 varieties of mammals
13 varieties of monkey
5 spices of cats
1000 species of birds
1200 species of butterflies and numerous types of arthropods (insects, spiders and crustaceans)
100 species of vampires
500 species of fishes, etc

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