Mount Kinabalu (Borneo)
On Mt. Kinabalu (4095 m; see Visit the Alpine), the summit region is composed of spectacular, bare volcanic rocks offering little substrate and shelter for trees. Hence, the actual position of the high elevation tree limit (Fig. 1) may be suppressed by < 50 m from where it could be if there were sufficient substrate. The elfin wood treeline is formed by two species.
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Kinabalu 3740 m
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Elfin wood forest composed of Schima brevifolia
(Theaceae) and Leptospermum recurvum (Myrtaceae).
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Epiphytic orchid on Leptospermum stem near treeline.
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The large Camellia-like flowers of
Schima brevifolia (Theaceae) at treeline.
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Leptospermum recurvum (Myrtaceae)
