equatorial climate

With a tropical, almost equatorial climate and heavy rains for nearly four months each year, the Islands are home to canopied rain forests and mangroves that are a spectacle to behold. These lush forests provide safe haven to over 3,000 species of plants including mangroves, epiphytes (including hundreds of varieties of ferns and orchids), palm trees, timbers (teak, mahogany, Paduk) and a wide variety of tropical fruits.