This vegetation-type is an extreme form of the ultrabasic forests of Palawan with many heavy-metal indicator species.
Short Stories
The expedition and rainforest
This is the full collection of stories on Palawan
All the stories here tell different aspects of the vegetation and the island as discovered by the expedition. These stories appear on the relevant pages as well
The Victoria Peaks area is the largest region of ultrabasic forest on Palawan. It is the home of the Palawan Racket-tailed Parrot and the tree Embolanthera, both found nowhere else in the world.
