Types Of Vegetation Location

Upper slopes of Western Ghats of Tirunelveli,

Tropical Evergreen
Kanyakumari, the Nilgiris and Coimbatore
Sheltered valleys of Anaimalai, Nilgiris and Palani
Montane Temperate
hills over 1000 metres altitude1
Tropical Deciduous Margin of semi-evergreen and evergreen forests1
Coastal areas, river deltas, tails of islands and
Mangroves
over sea faces where accretion is in progress1
Arid regions of Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga and
Tropical Thorn
Tirunelveli districts1
 Flora
Cinnamon, Malabar ironwood, panasa, java
plum/jamun, jack, kindal, ayani and crape myrtle1
Nilgiri champa, wights litsea and rose apple1
Silk cotton, kapok, kadamba, dog teak, woman’s
tounge, axlewood and siris1
Evergreen trees with leathery leaves1

Thorny shrubs and grasses1