Editing Laurel forest (section)

=== Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines ===
Laurel forests occupy the humid tropical highlands of the [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Greater Sunda Islands]], and Philippines above {{cvt|1000|m}} elevation. The flora of these forests is similar to that of the warm-temperate and subtropical laurel forests of East Asia, including oaks ''([[Quercus]])'', tanoak ''([[Lithocarpus]])'', chinquapin ''([[Castanopsis]])'', Lauraceae, [[Theaceae]], and [[Clethraceae]].

[[Epiphyte]]s, including orchids, ferns, moss, lichen, and liverworts, are more abundant than in either temperate laurel forests or the adjacent lowland tropical rain forests. [[Myrtaceae]] are common at lower elevations, and conifers and rhododendrons at higher elevations. These forests are distinct in species composition from the lowland tropical forests, which are dominated by [[Dipterocarp]]s and other tropical species.<ref>{{WWF ecoregion|id=im0103|name=Borneo montane rain forests |access-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref>

==== Laurel forest ecoregions of Sundaland, Wallacea, and the Philippines ====
* [[Borneo montane rain forests]]
* [[Eastern Java–Bali montane rain forests]]
* [[Luzon rainforest#Montane forest|Luzon montane rain forests]]
* [[Mindanao montane rain forests]]
* [[Peninsular Malaysian montane rain forests]]
* [[Sulawesi montane rain forests]]
* [[Sumatran montane rain forests]]
* [[Western Java montane rain forests]]