Borneo Lowland Rainforest
CountryIndonesia/Malaysia/Brunei
Area435,000 km2
TypeTropical rainforest
Key SpeciesBornean orangutan, pygmy elephant, Rafflesia
About Borneo Lowland Rainforest
One of the oldest rainforests at 140 million years. The Rafflesia produces the largest flower at 1 m diameter. Over 15,000 plant species, 3,000 of them trees. Losing 10,000 km2 per year to palm oil plantations.
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