井冈山是东亚植物区系的重要起源地之一。起源于第三纪或更早期的树种很多。保护区内分布的珍贵、稀有、濒危植物有190种,其中木本植物130种,草本植物60种,它们当中有许多是以井冈山命名的特有种。井冈山的动植物自然景观与森林生态系统具有中亚热带的典型特征。井冈山分布的植物种类达3400多种,占江西全省5000多种植物的70%,井冈山自然保护区中仅维管束植物(不合苔藓、地衣、藻类等),就高达1414个种(含变 Jinggangshan is one of the important origins of the flora of East Asia. Many species originated in the Tertiary or earlier. There are 190 precious, rare and endangered plants distributed in the reserve, including 130 woody plants and 60 herbaceous plants, many of which are endemic to Jinggangshan. Jinggangshan natural flora and fauna and forest ecosystems with the typical characteristics of the Central Asia. There are over 3400 species of plants distributed in Jinggangshan, accounting for 70% of the 5000 kinds of plants in Jiangxi province. In Jinggangshan Nature Reserve, there are only 1414 species of plants (including lichen, lichen and algae)