Mega Diversity Countries

Warm and humid regions in between the tropics of cancer and Capricorn are provided with a rich and diverse plant, animal, and microbial life are considered as mega diversity countries. 

Or simply can say that Countries that happen to lie in this zone are referred to as mega diversity countries as they process a wide variety of plants and animals.  

Dr. N. Meyer first introduced the word mega diversity. 

Some name of the mega diversity countries are: 

1. Brazil with 55,000 flowering plant species 
2. Columbia 45,000 flowering plant species
3. China 27,000 flowering plant species
4. Mexico 25,000 flowering plant species
5. Australia 23,000 flowering plant species
6. Indonesia 20,000 flowering plant species
7. Peru 20,000 flowering plant species
8. Malaysia 15,000 flowering plant species
9. Eucado15,000 flowering plant species
10. India 14,000 flowering plant species
11. Zaire 11,000 flowering plant species
12. Madagascar 10,000 flowering plant species