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  • Rawa Danau, Banten in west Java is the largest remaining area of swamp forest in Java and Bali, and it contains many tree species now nearly extinct elsewhere in Java, such as Elaeocarpus macrocerus, Alstonia spathulata, wild mango (Mangifera gedebe), and Stemonurus secundiflora.

    Western Java rain forests 2008

  • Phoebe zhenan (V), Litsea elongata, oak Quercus glaucus, Elaeocarpus spp. and maples Acer spp.

    Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area, China 2009

  • Several islands still have remnants of native montane rain forests with Metrosideros, Weinmannia, Celtis, Myoporum, Elaeocarpus, Psychotria, and Myrsine.

    Tubuai tropical moist forests 2008

  • Two key species in this forest type are the mapunyao (Aglaia mariannensis), an understory tree endemic to the Mariana Islands, and the yonga (Elaeocarpus joga) which is endemic to Micronesia.

    Marianas tropical dry forests 2008

  • Several important lowland trees reach their southern limit on the west coast in the vicinity of the glaciers, notably toro (Myrsine salicina), hinau (Elaeocarpus dentatus), and Quintinia acutifolia.

    Westland temperate forests 2008

  • There are also large tracts of mixed delta scrub and low forest (ken-byauk), where the principal tree species are Elaeocarpus hygrophilus, Calophyllum amoenum, Litsea nitida, Eugenia spp., and Diospyros burmanica, with a dense undergrowth of Calamus erectus and Pinanga gracilis.

    Myanmar coastal rain forests 2008

  • The forests above 1,500 m are composed of twisted, stunted Syzygium-Gordonia-Michelia-Elaeocarpus formations, draped in a rich epiphytic community of orchids, mosses, and filmy ferns, and a Strobilanthes-dominated understory.

    Sri Lanka montane rain forests 2008

  • Remnants of a mixed broadleaf forest (Aglaia-Elaeocarpus) exist on the four larger islands of Agrihan, Pagan, Sarigan, and Anatahan.

    Marianas tropical dry forests 2008

  • Other locally abundant or ecologically significant tree and shrub genera include Elaeocarpus, Neolitsea, Daphniphyllum macropodum, Ilex integra, Hedera, Eurya japonica and Pittosporum tobira, Viburnam awabuki, and Cinnamomum camphora.

    Southern Korea evergreen forests 2008

  • Obha considers the Aglaia-Elaeocarpus forest type to be the upland climax forest for the larger Northern Mariana Islands.

    Marianas tropical dry forests 2008

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