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A "natural bonsai" in the Mount Hamiguitan National Park in the Philippines, a UNESCO World Heritage Site An elfin forest in Sumatra's Gunung Leuser National Park. Dwarf forest, elfin forest, or pygmy forest is an uncommon ecosystem featuring miniature trees, inhabited by small species of fauna such as rodents and lizards.
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Botanical gardens in Philippines have collections consisting entirely of Philippines native and endemic species; most have a collection that include plants from around the world. There are botanical gardens and arboreta in many provinces, municipalities, and cities of Philippines, some administered by local governments and some are privately owned.
Soil characteristics. The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Soil and Water Management (DA-BSWM) has identified only two types of soils in the Municipality: the Bolinao clay and the Lourdes clay loam. These types of soil provide good anchorage and root penetration for a variety of crops.
It lies in the middle of a natural ridge that runs northwest-southeast and is crossed by small creeks. The arboretum contains a collection of tropical plant species, many of which are endemic and endangered. The most common trees found in the arboretum are kupang, mahogany, narra, and rain trees. Many of these trees tower as high as 20 feet or ...
This woodland is noted for its unique pygmy forest of century-old trees in ultramafic soil, with many endangered, endemic and rare species of flora and fauna. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The Mount Hamiguitan range, with an area of 6,834 hectares (68.34 km 2 ), was declared a national park and a wildlife sanctuary in 2003. [ 7 ]
Bohol is an island province in the Philippines and its 10th largest island. It is located in the Central Visayas region and has a population of 1,137,000 (2000 census) with an area of 4,117.3 km. This is a list of the most common species and varieties of flora and fauna specific to the province of Bohol in the Philippines, endemic or otherwise.
The ecoregions of the Philippines are defined primarily by the sea levels during the Ice Ages, which were 120 meters lower than at present, as billions of gallons of water were locked away in huge continental ice sheets. This drop in sea level connected many presently separate islands into larger islands, which allowed for exchanges of flora ...