Resource of Tree Species Hunan. 1994. numerous color photos. 1 col.distr.map. approx. 270 p. Lex8vo. Paper bd. - In Chinese and English.

This album consists of four parts: Superior Timber Tree Species; Rare and Valuable Tree Species; Economic Tree Species and Gene Pool of Tree Species, and compiles 174 species and 238 pictures according to the classification system. "The Map of Forest Resources Distribution inHunan" and "The Sketch Map showing the Distribution of Rare and ValuableTree Species in Hunan" were attached to the album as an epitome of there sources of tree species in Hunan. The distribution, morphological characters and major uses of each species are also briefly introduced.Both Chinese and English description along with the photographs are adopted in order to meet the need of opening to the outside world. Most of the species in the album are the original species in Hunan and onlya few species are successfully introduced which have the value of extending cultivation.