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Vegetation of Southeast Asia Studies of Forest Types 1963-1965

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Santiria and Canariuin. Bull. Jard. Bot. (Buitenzc'-g) 3er. Ill,<br />

12 (3/*0: 281-651. pi. 1-lU. 1932.<br />

Includes many Thai species.<br />

., and R. C, Bakhuizen van den Brink. Revision <strong>of</strong> the Verbenaceae<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Dutch East Indies and surrounding countries. Bull. Jard.<br />

Bot. (Buitenzorg) Ser. III. 3 (l): l-llo. Jan. 1921. '<br />

A systematic treatment, including keys and citation <strong>of</strong> Thai<br />

species.<br />

Lemarok, J.B.A.P.M. de. Encyclopedic me'thodique. Botanioue.<br />

1733.<br />

Includes Cassia siamea, and possibly others.<br />

Laraington, C.W.A.IT.C.L. Jpurney thi-ough the Trans-Salvin Shan States<br />

to Ton^-ICing. I-roc. -Hoy. Geogr. 'Joe. (london) 13: 701-722. 2 text<br />

maps. 1891.<br />

An account <strong>of</strong> the author's journey begirding in oiom, with incidental<br />

botanical observations.<br />

Landon, F. H. Planting in mangrove forests. Malayan <strong>Forest</strong>er 2 (2):<br />

13---133. 1933.<br />

Compilation <strong>of</strong> volume tables. Malayan <strong>Forest</strong>er 9 (l): 33-36.<br />

191*0.<br />

Mangrove volume tables. Malayan <strong>Forest</strong>er 11 (3): 117-120.<br />

. Tropical rain forest <strong>of</strong> Malaya. Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the Fourth<br />

World <strong>Forest</strong>ry Congress, pp. 106-318. 195^.<br />

Situated between 1° and 7° north <strong>of</strong> the Kquator, Malaya has a<br />

typical equatorial climate, with extremes in the lowland frcm 65°<br />

to 100° F. Rainfall averages about 100 inches annually and is well<br />

distributed.<br />

The soils <strong>of</strong> Malaya in general are intrinsically poor, arid soon<br />

loose their accumulated fortuity when the forest is felled. They<br />

are mostly derived from granite or from quartsite.and schist.<br />

The Tropical rain forest covers about 30,000 sq_. miles, or<br />

approximately 60 percent <strong>of</strong> the country. It includes a.ll the 'forests<br />

<strong>of</strong> the Malay Peninsula from sea-leve.T up to about 2,500 feet (800 n.)<br />

elevation, except for certain edaphic forests, such as mangrove swamp<br />

forest, beach forest and peat-swamp forest.<br />

Of the principal timber species, the dominants are Dipterocarps.<br />

They include such heavy hardwoods as Balanpcarpus heiraiij species <strong>of</strong> '<br />

IJhorea, I lope a, Dryobalanops, and DiptcrocarpuG. Associated species<br />

are represented by 30 emergent and approximately 300 main story<br />

species that also yield timber. Among these are species <strong>of</strong> LXtgonia,<br />

Calophy3-lum, Dillenia and Durian, and species <strong>of</strong> the families<br />

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