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Trees of the - less this manual focusses on asclection 01' Area, East , - a virgin forest species. A volume on the most manual to 280 selected species. Paul J. A. common trec species in secondary forests is Keßler & Kade Sidiyasa, 446 pp., 197 line envisaged as a future complement. drawings, 1994. Tropenbos Se ries 7, The This book compriscs an introductory chap­ Tropenbos Foundation, Wageningen, The ter with a comprehensive synoptical identifi­ . Distributed by Backhuys Pub­ cation key on bark and leaf characters, and a lishers, Universal Book Services, P.O Box dichotomous key, also largely based on veg­ 321, 2300 AH Leiden, The Netherlands. etative features to 210 genera. Keys to spe­ ISBN 90-5113-019-8. Price: Dfl. 95 (paper­ cies precede descriptive treatments of invidual back). genera. The keys in fact treat a much higher Following Polak' s acclaimed book on the proportion of the taxa than the 280 species of 83 most common timber tree species of Guy­ which detailed morphological descriptions are ana (reviewed in IAW A 1. 14: 62), the Tro­ included in the book. Of 197 species fine line penbos Foundation has now published a Tree drawings emphasising leaf features and fruits Manual on not less than 280 species of the by Mr. Priyono, a talented botanical artist, are Balikpapan-Samarinda Area of East Kaliman­ included. Most descriptions are followed by tan, Indonesia. The Balikpanan-Samarinda notes on habitat and ecology, uscs, and distri­ area surrounds the Tropenbos research sitc bution. Wood scientists will welcome infor­ Wanariset, where a number of breakthroughs mation on wood uses and vernacular names. have been achieved in the mass propagation A tree manual of this type is basic for of Dipterocarpaceae from seeds and cuttings. further studies on forest ecology and sustain­ A high proportion of its lowland rain forests able forestry. The authors and the Tropenbos have suffered from logging operations and Foundation should be congratulated on its ap­ other forms of human disturbance. Neverthe- pearance. [Po B.l

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At your service: tbe central pillars running tbe daily affairs of tbe International Association of Wood Anatomists: Emma van Nieuwkoop (centre Ieft) and Doortje Oosterwijk (centre right) flanked by Pieter Baas (r) and Ben ter Welle (I) during tbeir annual outing last winter. Missing from tbis picture: Elisabetb WheeIer, active editor of tbe IAWA Journal, and Regis Miller, Deputy Executive SecretarY and Treasurer for our dollar account in tbe USA. Alas, tbe IAW A funds did not aIlow to fly them over to tbe Netberiands for tbis occasion.

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