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vorher hatte die insel eine große flächen des primärwaldes mit hartholzbäumen wie podocarpus wallichianus, tarrietia cochinchinensis und dalbergia sp. jedoch gibt es der kleine restliche wald und alles ist gestört worden (j. mackinnon, pers. com, 1987).
the island once had large tracts of primary forest with hardwood trees such as podocarpus wallichianus, tarrietia cochinchinensis and dalbergia sp. however, there is currently very little forest cover remaining and all of it has been disturbed (j. mackinnon, pers. comm., 1987).