Kuantan Series
Soil developed on basalt; dark brown (10YR 3/3); heavy clay; weak, fine granular and subangular blocky; friable; deep; somewhat excessively drained; occur on undulating to steep terrain; cation exchange capacity <5 cmol(+) per kg soil; low base saturation; oxic diagnostic horizon.
Occurrence
Common soils occur in east part of Peninsular Malaysia.
Soil Classification
FAO Unesco Legend 1974:
Haplic Ferralsols
USDA Soil Taxonomy 1987:
Very-fine, kaolinitic, Typic Hapludox
Soil Suitability Class
Soil Limitations
Crop Suitability
Suitable for most perennial crops; short-term crops are suitable on undulating terrain but marginally suitable on rolling terrain.
