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Unlike the lowland forests, which are composed largely of drought-deciduous trees, the montane rain forests are predominantly evergreen Laurel Forest , dominated by trees of the laurel family ( Lauraceae ), including '' Litsea '', '' Phoebe '', and '' Cinnamomum ''. REFERENCE Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et. al. (2002). ''Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment.'' Island Press; Washington, DC . |
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