Forests :
In Manipur around 67% of the land area is under forest. The wet forests and pine forests
are found in the state. In Manipur 500 types of orchids can be seen out
of which 472 have been identified. Only a single terrestrial lily is
grown in the forest hilly region i.e. ‘Siroi Lily’
The
fauna of Manipur comprises of Ukhrul, the Hoolock Gibbon, the Sloe
Loris, the Clauded Leopard, the Spotted Linshang, Mrs. Hume's Barbacked
Pheasant, Blyths Tragopan, Burmese Pea-Fowl, and four different species
of Hornbills.
Manipur is famous for the Dancing Deer Sangai which is unique in all the mammals.
Minerals :
The minerals that are present in Manipur are limestone, asbestos, chromite, copper, nickel, lignite and salt.