heath forest
heath forest A distinctive kind of tropical rain forest, with sclerophyllous, microphyllous leaves, found in south-eastern Asia, South America, and on a small area of the coast of Gabon, central Africa. It grows on siliceous, podzolic soils. See also kerangas.
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