Vegetation of Southeast Asia Studies of Forest Types 1963-1965

experiments on the forests of almost all parts of Vietnam, from
Langshou and Kao bau, on the border of China, as far as Laskay
and Kamay in the extreme.South, where the author worked during
19^1-^5 on the utilization and replenishment of the forests.
Until recent years the vegetation of the Peninsula of Indochina,
part of which now forms Vietnam, attracted little attention
from ecologists and phytogeographers, and therefore it wa's inadequately
studied or known.
Many papers dealing with the taxonomy of woody plants and purely
technical publications, such as Lecomte'a contributions (1905-1952)
on the Flora of Indochina, have been published. But there is no
publication on the general vegetation of Vietnam to compare with
published information available on other tropical countries.
The author divides the vegetation of Vietnam into Ik climatic
types, ranging from closed evergreet^ rain or subhuraid tropical
type to upland formations, such as .steppe, prairie and desert, and
subhumid vegetation to that of cold and dry zones. He discusses
also edaphic and authropogenic subtypes, such as forests prevailing
on calcareous soil; bamboo and closed secondary forest; mangrove
forest on littoral saline soil; artificial forest of Casuarina
eguisetifolia on coastal sandy soil; artificial Eucalyptus forest
on cloud-covered slopes; and secondary savannas.
The report is accompanied by a preliminary map of the forests
of Vietnam, with the various forest types and subtypes indicated
in different colors.
Truong-Van-Hie'u. Les perspectives de la culture du laquier au Viet-
Nam. 12 pp. Secretariat d'Etat a I 1 Agriculture. Sept.Oct. Iy59.
A brief historical account is given of the culture of lac in
Vietnam; the different species of host trees; lac requirements within
Vietnam, and potential production for exportation; the culture of
lac in Vietnam; and location of an experimental station for such
studies.
Tulyakanit, C. Coffee. Kasikorn 23 (5): 377-38. 1950.
., T. Suwankiri and P. Siri. Report on the growing of cacao in
Singora (Songkla). Kasikorn 26 (3): 307-310. 1953.
Turpin, F.H. Histoire civile et naturelle du royaume de Siam, et
des revolutions qui ont bouleverse cet empire jusqu'en 1770;
publie*e par M. Turpin sur des inanuscrits qui lui ont e*te communique*
par M. 1'Eveque de Tabuaca, Vicaire apostolique de Siam
et autres missionnaires de ce royaume. 2 volumes. Paris. 1771-
. History of Siam. A general collection of the best and most
interesting voyages and travels. London. 9: 573-655* London. 1808.
l8lU. (Transl. from French. John Pinkerton. Ed.)
Chapter 8 deals with natural history, and chapter 9 discusses
the trees and fruits of Thailand.
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