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  • The low rolling hills of Binh Chau-Phouc Buu Nature Reserve, southwest of Phan Thiet, contain a variety of dry forest communities including notable tree endemics such as Lithocarpus dinhensis, Dalbergia bariensis, and the recently discovered Dipterocarpus caudatus.

    Southern Vietnam lowland dry forests 2008

  • Between 700 m and 950 m, there is a mixed community of evergreen and deciduous broad-leaved trees, including oak Quercus spp., tanbark oak Lithocarpus harlandii, and Daphniphyllum spp.

    Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area, China 2009

  • Lithocarpus, Quercus, and Castanea are common genera in the Fagaceae family, and Cinnamomum burmansea, Persea americana, and Litsea spp. are common Lauraceae species.

    Sumatran montane rain forests 2008

  • The most abundant montane tree species in the lower montane zone are Lithocarpus, Quercus, Castanopsis, and laurels (Fagaceae and Lauraceae).

    Western Java montane rain forests 2008

  • The most abundant montane tree species in the lower montane zone are Lithocarpus, Quercus, Castanopsis, Fagaceae, and laurels (Lauraceae).

    Eastern Java-Bali montane rain forests 2008

  • Whereas the forests of Sulawesi's lowlands are not dominated by any particular tree family, the forests in the lower montane region are dominated by oaks (four species of Lithocarpus) and chestnut (two species of Castanopsis).

    Sulawesi montane rain forests 2008

  • The open forests of the Cyclops Mountains, perhaps the most well-studied of the ranges, are dominated by Kania, Metrrosideros, and Xanthmyrtus, with Lithocarpus and Nothofagus at higher altitudes.

    Northern New Guinea montane rain forests 2008

  • For the Fagaceae, as many as twenty species of Lithocarpus, five species of Castanopsis, and three species of Quercus may be present in this formation.

    Southern Annamites montane rain forests 2008

  • 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 lower montane forests of Pegunungan Latimojong and contain Lithocarpus, Phyllocladus hypophyllus, Podocarpus steupi, and Taxus sumatrana, whereas the upper montane areas contain Vaccinium and Rhododendron vanvuurenii, Hypericum leschenaultii, and Drimys piperata.

    Sulawesi montane rain forests 2008

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