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Types of Forests in India-UPSC Notes-Indian Geography
Types of Forests in India-UPSC Notes-Indian Geography
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India is home of diverse Natural Vegetation. From Temperate Grasslands to Tropical Rain
Forest, from Montane vegatation to Thorn Forests, everything is experienced in India.This
article lists the main types of forests in India and the features of natural vegetation present
in these forests.
Tropical Deciduous Forests are further classified into two types of forests on the basis of
rainfall- Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests and Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests.
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Tropical Thorn Forests:
Tropical Thorn Forests are found in areas having less than 50cm of Rainfall.
Variety of Grasses and Shrubs are found in these thorn forests.
They are present in dry and semi-dry areas of south-west Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat,
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
In Tropical Thorn Forest, Trees remain leafless for most part of the year.
Tussocky Grass grows upto 2m in these areas.
Montane Forests:
This type of Forest is found in the Mountainous or Hilly regions.
Montane Forests in India can be classified in two types of forests – the Northern
Montane Forests and the Southern Montane Forests.
They are found in three major areas in Southern India – Hills of Western Ghats,
Nilgiri Hills and Vindhyas.
As , the Hills in Southern India are closer to the tropics and with average height of
1500m , they only show two types of vegetation – Temperate in higher regions at
sub-tropical in lower regions.
The Temperate Forests of Nilgiri, Annamalai and Panini Hills are called as Sholas.
Main Species of Southern Montane Forests: Magnolia, Laurel, cinchona and wattle.
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