Recovery of Vegetation Structure and Species Diversity after Shifting Cultivation in Northwestern Vietnam, with Special Reference to Commercially Valuable Tree Species

Table 3

List of species, families, commercially valuable species, and their traditional uses in 32-year-old fallow stand and in old-growth forest.

Species	Family	Commercially valuable species	Traditional uses
			Food	Medicine	Construction	Others
Alniphyllum eberhardtii ^FS	Styracaceae	*			*
Betula alnoides ^FS	Betulaceae	*		Antiseptic	*
Canarium album ^FS	Burseraceae	*	F	Antiseptic	*
Canarium bengalensis ^FS	Burseraceae	*		Antiseptic, antithermal	*
Castanopsis cerebrina ^FS	Fagaceae	*			*
Castanopsis sp.1 ^FS	Fagaceae	*				Fu
Choerospodias axillaris ^FS	Anacardiaceae	*		Antiseptic	*
Engelhardia roxburghiana ^FS	Juglandaceae	*		Antiseptic	*	Po/fishing
Lithocarpus ducampii ^FS	Fagaceae	*			*
Lithocarpus stenopus ^FS	Fagaceae	*			*
Schima wallichii ^FS	Theaceae	*			*	Fib/rope
Syzygium jambos ^FS	Myrtaceae	*		Antiseptic, antithermal	*	Po/fishing and hunting
Aporosa sphaerosperma ^FS	Euphorbiaceae			Antiseptic, antithermal
Archidendron clypearia ^FS	Mimosaceae			Antiseptic
Baccaurea ramiflora ^FS	Euphorbiaceae		F	Antiseptic, antithermal
Camellia tsaii ^FS	Theaceae					Fu
Eriolaena candollei ^FS	Malvaceae					Fu
Euodia lepta ^FS	Rutaceae			Antiseptic		Po/fishing
Eurya tonkinensis ^FS	Theaceae					Fu
Ficus lacor ^FS	Moraceae
Garcinia multiflora ^FS	Clusiaceae		F, L	Antioxidant
Lindera sinensis ^FS	Lauraceae					Fu
Litsea cubeba ^FS	Lauraceae			Antiseptic, antithermal
Mallotus apelta ^FS	Euphorbiaceae			Antithermal		Fib/rope
Docynia indica ^FS	Rosaceae		F	Antiseptic
Premna flavescens ^FS	Verbenaceae			Antiseptic
Psychotria rubra ^FS	Rubiaceae			Antiseptic
Rhus javanica ^FS	Anacardiaceae			Antithermal
Saurauia nepaulenis ^FS	Actinidiaceae		F	Antiseptic, antithermal
Styrax tonkinensis ^FS	Styracaceae				*
Wendlandia paniculata ^FS	Rubiaceae
Xylopia vielana ^FS	Annonaceae
Acer laurinum	Aceraceae	*				O
Aglaia gigantea	Meliaceae	*
Alangium chinensis	Alangiaceae	*	F
Alseodaphne chinensis	Lauraceae	*			*
Amesiodendron chinense	Sapindaceae	*			*
Castanopsis chinensis	Fagaceae	*	S		*
Castanopsis ferox	Fagaceae	*
Castanopsis sp	Fagaceae	*			*
Castanopsis tonkinensis	Fagaceae	*	S
Chisocheton paniculatus	Meliaceae	*
Cinnamomum curvifolium	Lauraceae	*				Oi/indoor fragrance
Colona poilanei	Tiliaceae	*				Fib/rope
Cryptocarya sp.	Lauraceae	*
Dalbergia balansae	Fabaceae	*			*	Oi/indoor fragrance
Fokienia hodginsii	Cupressaceae	*			*	Ha
Garcinia fagracoides	Clusiaceae	*			*
Hydnocarpus anthelmintica	Flacourtiaceae	*
Lithocarpus echinophorus	Fagaceae	*			*
Litsea glutinosa	Lauraceae	*				Oi/ indoor fragrance
Polyalthia jucunda	Annonaceae	*
Terminaria myriocarpa	Combrecaceae	*			*
Xylopia vielana	Annonaceae	*			*
Acer laurinum	Aceraceae
Acronychia pedunculata	Rutaceae
Aglaia korthalsii	Meliaceae
Camelia japonica	Theaceae					O
Eberhardtia tonkinensis	Sapotaceae		F
Elaeocarpus griffithii	Elaeocarpaceae				*	Ta/dyeing
Euodia bodinieri	Rutaceae
Garcinia xanthochymus	Clusiaceae		F, L
Gironniera subaequalis	Ulmaceae
Knema pierrei	Myristicaceae
Litsea lancifolia	Lauraceae
Madhuca hainanensis	Sapotaceae				*	Oi/indoor fragrance
Neolitsea zeylanica	Lauraceae
Phellodendron amurense	Rutaceae			Antiseptic, antithermal
Polyalthia cerasoides	Annonaceae		F
Prunus arborea	Rosaceae				*
Quercus bambusifolia	Fagaceae				*
Sterculia lanceolata	Sterculiaceae		F
Symingtonia tonkinensis	Hamamelidaceae
Symplocos glomerata	Symplocaceae
Total in fallow stand		12	5	18	12	10
Total in old-growth forest		34	12	19	26	19

Total number of species used were 30 and 56, while number of species used for multipurpose were 12 and 18 in fallow stand and in old-growth forest, respectively.
^FSSpecies appeared in fallow stand; F: edible fruits; L: edible leaves; S: edible seeds; O: ornamental; Fu: fuel; Fib: fiber; Oi: oil; Ta: tannin; Po: poison; Ha: handicraft.