Malabar (Northern Kerala) - Malabar Rainforests

The term Malabar rainforests refers to one or more distinct ecoregions recognized by biogeographers:

1. the Malabar Coast moist forests formerly occupied the coastal zone to the 250 meter elevation (but 95% of these forests no longer exist)
2. the South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests grow at intermediate elevations
3. the South Western Ghats montane rain forests cover the areas above 1000 meters elevation

The Monsooned Malabar coffee bean comes from this area.