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east, and imparts a more xerophilous character to the vegetation ; true 

 rain-forest does not occur here. 



At about 900 meters the hitherto tropical character of the vegetation 





2h 



becomes warm temperate and exhibits some resemblance to the Mediter- 

 ranean sclerophyllous district (Rhus Cotinus, Celtis australis), but more 

 to the districts of warm temperate China and Japan (Rhus succedanea, 



