Part I.] 
Troup : Teak Forests of Burma. 
such as (1) Teak in indaing forest, ( i.e ., mixed with Dipterocarpus tuber 
culatus), the teak being almost invariably stunted and of little importance, 
(2) Teak in evergreen forest ( vide Plate IY), the teak trees often being 
of large size, with little or no reproduction, leading to the inference that 
the evergreen has encroached in a once deciduous forest, and ousted the 
teak, (3) Teak in “pockets” or “rivers,” generally near water¬ 
courses, in a groundwork of indaing or other non-teak-bearing forest. 
Other types could be mentioned ; of these one of the most import¬ 
ant is the alluvial type with pure or nearly pure teak, commonly found 
in the bends of streams in upper or lower mixed forest : this type of teak 
forest, which occurs in patches, may well be classified for general purposes 
under the type of forest with which it is associated, and of which it is 
essentially the offspring. The most characteristic bamboo, where 
bamboos occur in such flats, is Bambusa Tulda (vide Plate Y) : very 
often, however, bamboos are absent. 
A general description of the different forests under working-plans in 
Burma would be beyond the scope of this 
Description of forests. ^ „ , 
paper. For the purpose of reference, how¬ 
ever, a brief description of each of these forests is given in Appendix I. 
