Orchid Plateau Association (24)
Note:
All information on soils were from the Land Resource Study 20 series of books
(Volumes 1 to 5), published by the Land Resources Division, Ministry of Overseas
Development , UK.
The
Orchid Plateau Association is restricted to the Orchid
Plateau in the west of the Lahad Datu District. The plateau occurs at a height of
660 m and consists of low hills, with level to slightly convex tops, and
moderately steep valley sides.
Parent
materials comprise basic and intermediate igneous rocks.