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 ultrabasic, limestone, spilite and basalt areas on Mt. Mantalingajan all support different forest types. These also change with altitude. The endemic Nepenthes mantalingajanensis is only found on the peak. A new durian species was described from here and much more.
