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FLORA AND FAUNA Tropical rainforest in Malaysia can
be divided into two classes which
Forest area in Peninsular Malaysia are the mixed forest and single
dominant forest. Mixed forest like
consists of tropical rainforest. The the dipterokarpa forest consists
of various plants from different
structure of the low-land forest families while single dominant
forest is visible in species like
in Peninsular Malaysia is layered. lime single dominant forest
(dryobalanops aromatica) in
The layer consisting of scrawny Kanching, Selangor. It is a mixture
of different species in terms of
trees, major crown, plant ground the composition of the flora and
it changes according to habitat.
and plants that grow on the land Based on the elevation above
sea level, this forest can also be
surface. Trees at the scrawny classified as flat dipterokarpa
forest, hill dipterokarpa forest, top
layer can reach a height of dipterokarpa forest, oak forest
and mountain ericaceous forest.
60m to 70m. Most of these trees Dipterokarpa is a group of trees
of the dipterokarpa family which
are from the Dipterocarpaceae exist in the canopy layer of the
forest and the major crown part
and Leguminosae family. of the forest.
Diterocarpaceae is often Dipterokarpa forest covers all
forest or land at the foot of the hill
associated with commercial with the height of up to 30m. Hill
Dipterokarpa Forest is forest on the
timber trees such as balau,
cengal, kapur, keruing, meranti,
merawan, mersawa and seraya.
The main crown layer consists
of various plants from different
family such as, kedondong,
kandis, penarahan and kelat
with the height of between 20m
and 40m. On the ground, there
are small trees and palm which
thrives under the crown. In the
forest ground, there are seedlings,
palms and herbs.
FLORA AND FAUNA Tropical rainforest in Malaysia can
be divided into two classes which
Forest area in Peninsular Malaysia are the mixed forest and single
dominant forest. Mixed forest like
consists of tropical rainforest. The the dipterokarpa forest consists
of various plants from different
structure of the low-land forest families while single dominant
forest is visible in species like
in Peninsular Malaysia is layered. lime single dominant forest
(dryobalanops aromatica) in
The layer consisting of scrawny Kanching, Selangor. It is a mixture
of different species in terms of
trees, major crown, plant ground the composition of the flora and
it changes according to habitat.
and plants that grow on the land Based on the elevation above
sea level, this forest can also be
surface. Trees at the scrawny classified as flat dipterokarpa
forest, hill dipterokarpa forest, top
layer can reach a height of dipterokarpa forest, oak forest
and mountain ericaceous forest.
60m to 70m. Most of these trees Dipterokarpa is a group of trees
of the dipterokarpa family which
are from the Dipterocarpaceae exist in the canopy layer of the
forest and the major crown part
and Leguminosae family. of the forest.
Diterocarpaceae is often Dipterokarpa forest covers all
forest or land at the foot of the hill
associated with commercial with the height of up to 30m. Hill
Dipterokarpa Forest is forest on the
timber trees such as balau,
cengal, kapur, keruing, meranti,
merawan, mersawa and seraya.
The main crown layer consists
of various plants from different
family such as, kedondong,
kandis, penarahan and kelat
with the height of between 20m
and 40m. On the ground, there
are small trees and palm which
thrives under the crown. In the
forest ground, there are seedlings,
palms and herbs.
