Tree species in the island's forest include beach almond ("Terminalia catappa"), "Casuarina equisetifolia", Coconut ("Cocos nucifera"), silk-cotton tree ("Bombax malabaricum"), "Ficus benghalensis", "Lagerstroemia macrocarpa", "Xylia dolabriformis", "Terminalia belerica" and "Lannea grandis".