Cloud forest - Mist forest

Japanese: 雲霧林 - うんむりん（英語表記）mist forest

A forest that develops in places where clouds and mist are constantly covering it. It is mainly composed of evergreen trees, and because of the high humidity and coolness, mosses grow densely and hang down even to the higher parts of the trees. It is also called a moss forest. Large forests develop on the middle or higher mountain slopes of tropical rainy areas such as New Guinea and Borneo. Those that grow on high mountains in dry savannah regions such as the Andes in South America, and the Rwenzori, Kilimanjaro, and Mount Kenya in Africa are striking in terms of scenery. In Japan, there is a mixed coniferous and broadleaf forest of mainly cedar trees at an altitude of 700 to 1,500 meters on Yakushima Island in Kyushu.

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Japanese:

絶えず雲や霧のかかる場所に発達する森林。おもに常緑樹から成り，湿度が高くて冷涼なため，林木の高所にまでコケ類が密生し下垂する。コケ林 moss forestともいう。ニューギニア，ボルネオなど熱帯多雨地域の山岳の中腹以上に大規模なものが発達する。南アメリカのアンデス，アフリカのルウェンゾリ，キリマンジャロ，ケニア山のように乾燥したサバナ地域の高山に生じるものは，景観的にもきわだつ。日本では九州の屋久島に標高 700～1500mの，スギを主体とした針広葉混合林がある。

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