THE VEGETATION OF DABIESHAN MOUNTAIN IN HUBEI PROVINCE

Dabieshan Mountain is situated in the area which bounderes with Hubei, Henan and Anhui Province. The highest peak (Tiantangzhai) of the mountain where shows the law of the vertical distribution of vegetation is 1729 meters above sea level.The part of the mountain in the east of Hubei, where is called Dabieshan Mountain Region of Hubei, lies at 29°45′—31°48′ north latitude and 114°—116°07′ east longitude.So far as we know, there are about 181 families 725 genera and over 1800 species, by incomplete statistics according to the vascular plant specimens collected.The reaults according to the analysis of the floristic features obviously show that the Dabieshan Mountain of Hubei belongs to the subtropical and tropical ones.A cording to the analysis and treatment of the data obtained on the spot field survey, the chief vegetation-types can be divided into 14 vegetationtypes and 70 formations. They may be arranged as follows:Ⅰ. Natural Vegetation evergreen broad-leaved forest (2 formations)evergreen and deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest (4 formations)deciduous broad-leaved forest (12 formations)bamboo forest (5 formations)evergreen acicular-leaved forest (3 formations)acicular-leaved and broad-leaved mixed forest (6 formatiens)deciduous acicular-leaved forest (2 formations)bush woods(8 formations)herbosa (3 formations)meadow (1 formation)swamp vegetation (2 formations)aquatic vegetation (5 formations)Ⅱ. Artificial (Growing) Vegetation industrial forest (garden) (13 formations) agricultural vegetation (3 formations)