The Peak Wilderness of all montane rain forests possibly be the only forest area dominated by endemic Stemonoporus of family Dipterocarpaceae. Rhododendron species thrive in the wet montane grasslands known as wet pathanas in Sinhalese. Asian elephant, who roamed freely in these forests, is now locally extinct.
The Peak Wilderness, a montane rainforest, may be the only forest area where endemic Stemonoporus of the Dipterocarpaceae family thrive. Rhododendron species flourish in wet pathanas, which are wet grasslands in Sinhalese. Asian elephants, once abundant in these forests, are now locally extinct.