Vegetation of Southeast Asia Studies of Forest Types 1963-1965

Dipterocarpus obtusifolius is found both in Semi-evergreen and
Dry Dipterocarp forest; Shorea talura grows in the 3 types;
Pterocymbium Javanicum thrives in Mixed Deciduous and Serai-evergreen
forest; and Xylia kerrii occurs prolifically both in Dry
Dipterocarp and Mixed Deciduous forest types. Tine most valuable
timber is 'mai phayung 1 (Dalbergia cochinchinensis Pierre), which
is almost comparable to teak (Tectoria grand is) in value. All but
2 of the 78 species treated in the paper are well known botanically,
so that it was considered expedient to omit a detailed description
of these. A field key is given for the use of foresters and
others interested in the region. Vegetative characters are largely
employed, and features of the fruits also have been incorporated.
This is a contribution from the Forest Products Research Division
of the Royal Forest Departmant's working program for 1958-
1959- This is in pursuant of the study of all reserved trees of
Thailand, as planned by the Forest Department.
Smythes, B.E. The birds of Burma. Second edition. 1953.
Contains some notes on the vegetation of Burma.
Spencer, J. C. Asia - East by South* A Cultural Geography. '53 PP«
136 figs. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 19!5'».
This volume treats with cultural geography in its widest interpretation.
The introductory part treats with the geography of
Asia. The publication is divided into three parts. The first
part deals wl^h Systematic Geography; the second, with the regional
growth of culture; and the third part is for reference purpose, and
contains a very comprehensive bibliography. One chapter discusses
the evolution of Thailand, the development of agriculture, subordinate
elements of the economy,, and the regionalism of modern Thailand.
Another chapter deals with India, a state of mixed cultures.
Sprague, T.A. Dolichandrone and MarkhnMa. Kew Bull. Misc. Inf.
302-31U. 1919.
A systematic treatment, including Thai species.
Spurr, S.H. History of Forest Photogrammetry and Aerial Mapping.
Photogrammetric Engineering 20 (l): 551-5uO. 1Q5'+.
The future of aerial survey of forests seems assured. In the
long run, the use of aerial photographs will probably be greatest
xn everyday forert management (Spurr, 1952). At the moment, however,
forest inventory techniques still hold the spotlight. Combined
tie rial-ground inventories are now the rule in forestry. In many
cases no check on the accuracy of comparative methods has been made.
Where careful comparisons hava been carried out on a small scale,
as by Loomis (19'*6), Pope, Cameron and Hill (Spurr, 1952), Welander
(1952), and Ferree (1953)> the results have come fully up to expectations
and have justified the present-dav acceptance of aeri-xl photographic'techniques.
272