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  • This forest type is dominated by evergreen tree species with scattered deciduous trees such as Dipterocarpus kerri, Anogeissus acuminate, Pometia pinnata and Lagerstroemia calyculata.

    Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam 2008

  • Here the woodlands are dominated by dipterocarps such as Dipterocarpus tuberculatus and D. obtusifolia and oaks such as Quercus kerrii.

    Kayah-Karen montane rain forests 2008

  • The diverse dipterocarp forests that occur in the southern portion of this ecoregion include numerous species such as Dipterocarpus alatus, D. griffithii, D. laevis, D. turbinatus, Shorea spp.,

    Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests 2008

  • Unusually large trees such as Dipterocarpus turbinatus, D. alatus, and D. costatus (at the head of valleys) once formed dense stands in these forests, with a variety of other dipterocarps in ravines and scattered in such habitats.

    Southeastern Indochina dry evergreen forests 2008

  • Primary lowland forest of the Gunung Honje region includes Pterospermum javanicum, Dipterocarpus gracilis, Intsia bijuga, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Ficus spp. and Eugenia spp.

    Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009

  • 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

  • Remnants of Dipterocarpus forest occur in valleys and on their lower slopes, with hora D. zeylanicusand bu hora D. hispidus present in almost pure stands.

    Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka 2008

  • The lowland wet evergreen forests are characterized by two floral communities: the Dipterocarpus-dominated community and the Mesua-Shorea community.

    Sri Lanka lowland rain forests 2008

  • The former is dominated by Dipterocarpus zeylanicus and D. hispidus, with Vitex altissima, Chaetocarpus castanocarpus, Dillenia retusa, D. triquetra, Myristica dactyloides, and Semecarpus gardneri.

    Sri Lanka lowland rain forests 2008

  • Transitional communities of humid evergreen forest occur at about 800 m elevation, with Dipterocarpus turbinatus and Toxicodendron succedanea as the dominant canopy trees.

    Luang Prabang montane rain forests 2008

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