Here's a vegetation map from WikiPedia of the world during the last ice age. Click the image for a bigger view so you can read the legend.
The results indicate that central Sundaland, exposed because of lower sea levels at glacial maxima, harbored suitable environmental conditions for Dipterocarpaceae and was probably covered by rainforestThis video give you an idea of what the main biome types look like. The most relevant sections are:
10:22 Flooded Grasslands & Savannas
13:39 Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
19:01 Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
23:15 Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
30:43 Mangroves
34:16 Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests
Indonesia topographic map Height map of the region.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indomalayan_realm Biogeographic realm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasian_realm Biogeographic realm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_and_subtropical_dry_broadleaf_forests
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_and_subtropical_moist_broadleaf_forests
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_and_subtropical_grasslands,_savannas,_and_shrublands
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_and_subtropical_coniferous_forests
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montane_grasslands_and_shrublands




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