Timbun Mata
Pulau Timbun Mata is an island belonging to Malaysia in the open to the Celebes Sea Darvel Bay. The island is located about 20 kilometers northwest of Semporna and is the largest island within the Darvel Bay. It is predominantly forested tight. Its maximum length is about 30.1 km, the maximum width of about 9.7 km. [Note 1] From the flat west coast it rises steadily to Mount Tannabalu, which is located approximately in the middle of the island. The 620 m high, cone- shaped mountain is an extinct volcano. A second summit - the 489 meter high Mount Sedungal - rises at the eastern end of the island. The island is separated by a narrow strait called Trusan Sigalong from the mainland.
History
The island has been inhabited for a long time. On the island there are several settlements, Mantandak in the West, lackey lackey in the north, Dap Dap in the Northeast and Tambanan in the east. In addition, located in the southeast of the island several illegal settlements.
On the island of teak was planted from the 1880s. 1930 Pulau Timbun Mata was declared a forest reserve. The teak forests were then monitored on a regular basis, the stock but was significantly reduced by road and illegal logging.
Flora
The vegetation consists of mixed dipterocarp forests " (MDF) ", swamp forests, mangrove forests and secondary forest.
The lowland MDF are dominated by Parashorea malaanonan, palms and lianas. S. guiso, Cynometra elmeri, Pterocymbium tinctorum and Pterospermum to find stapfianum On steeper sections. On the less steep sections Parashorea malaanonan of Rubroshorea species such as S. johorensis, p leprosula, accompanied smithiana S., S. ovalis and occasionally Dr. lanceolata and D. caudiferus. Localized occurrences of Drypetes, Cynometra and Dialium have dry hills - especially in the absence of P. malaanonan on secondary forest towards. Diospyros macrophylla is the most common species of the forest reserve.
In the freshwater swamp forests are found Shorea and Dipterocarpus leprosula applanatus in the upper layers and a variety of Syzygium sp., Diospyros sp. and Annonaceae in the undergrowth. The island has an open Alstonia swamp forest with Parkia sp. and Glochidion sp., a mixed swamp forest with Syzygium and Diospyros sp. and a swamp forest with Nauclea sp. and Dipspyros sp. from.
The mangrove forests consist of typical mangrove species and Nipapalmen, but not to the same extent as on the coasts of the mainland. The typical species in the intertidal zone are fruticans Nypa, Rhizophora mucronata, Rhizophora apiculata, Bruguiera parviflora and Excoelania agallacha Occur in tidal flats. In drier areas you Ceriops tagal Findt, Xylocarpus Granatium and Avicenia alba and the fern Acrosticum aureum.