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  • The higher slopes are characterized by trees such as Castanopsis sp. which occur in a denser canopy dominated by Podocarpus neriifolius, Turpinia sphaerocarpa, Fagraea racemosa, Dipterocarpus hasseltii, Aphanamixis spp. and Eurya spp.

    Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009

  • This zone is dominated by oaks, such as Castanopsis acuminatissima, elaeocarps, and laurels.

    Central Range montane rain forests 2008

  • Lower montane forest transitioning in from the lowlands is dominated by oaks such as Castanopsis acuminatissima, Lithocarpus, elaeocarps, and laurels.

    Southeastern Papuan rain forests 2007

  • Below 700 m the community is predominantly evergreen broad-leaf with species such as Ternstroemia gymnatheri, Schima spp., chinquapins Castanopsis spp.,

    Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area, China 2009

  • Paijamans listed the occurrence of tree genera characteristic of lower montane forests, including Araucaria, Lithocarpus, Castanopsis, Syzygium, and Ilex.

    New Britain-New Ireland montane rain forests 2008

  • The montane forest in this ecoregion is dominated by Castanopsis in the lower elevations, but with altitude the vegetation changes to moss-draped, Antarctic beech (Nothofagus) forests, which sometimes occur as monotypic stands, and then into coniferous forests of Podocarpus, Dacrycarpus, Dacridium, and Papuacedrus.

    Vogelkop montane rain forests 2008

  • Here, low elevation plains areas support monsoon evergreen broadleaved forests that are dominated by the chestnut, Castanopsis hystrix, and the laurel, Cryptocarya chinensis.

    Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests 2008

  • The upper canopy is dominated by a species of Hopea, Castanopsis hystrix, and Madhuca pasquieri.

    Northern Vietnam lowland rain forests 2008

  • Laurel-Castanopsis spp. forests are widely distributed across subtropical South Asia, forming climax forest associations throughout southern China and into the southern foothills of the Eastern Himalaya.

    Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests 2008

  • Original vegetation in the Sichuan Basin probably consisted of a mixture of subtropical oak (Quercus, Castanopsis), laurels (Lauraceae), and Schima (Theaceae).

    Sichuan Basin evergreen broadleaf forests 2008

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