Tropical rainforests are dense and warm rainforests with high rainfall typically found between 10 degrees north and south of the equator. They are a subset of the tropical forest biome that occurs roughly within the 28-degree latitudes. Tropical rainforests are a type of tropical moist broadleaf forest, that includes the more extensive seasonal tropical forests. True rainforests usually occur in tropical rainforest climates where there is no dry season – all months have an average precipitation of at least 60 mm. Seasonal tropical forests with tropical monsoon or savanna climates are sometimes included in the broader definition.
An area of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. The tropical rainforests of South America contain the largest diversity of species on Earth.
Amazon River rain forest in Peru
The dipterocarp tree group has dominated the Borneo lowland rain forests for millions of years
Hawaiian tropical rainforest seen from the Hana Highway
Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforests can be generally classified as tropical rainforests or temperate rainforests, but other types have been described.
A thick rainforest in Chiapas, Mexico
Olympic rainforest located at Olympic Peninsula, Washington state
Rainforest at Mount Palung National Park, Borneo
A paranomic view of the Tropical rainforest, Nilgiri mountains, India
