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3.they Grow Tall With Varying Heights To Compete For Sunlight. Rosewood Expensive Furniture and Handicraft
3.they Grow Tall With Varying Heights To Compete For Sunlight. Rosewood Expensive Furniture and Handicraft
Tropical Evergreen Temp: 24 to 27 Western Slopes of 1Trees are tall & dense. Ebony: Furniture and
degree C Western Ghats, 2.Trees are of broad leaves, handicraft.
Rain: 200-300 ( Maharashtra, hardwood type and evergreen. Rosewood; expensive
cm Karnataka, Kerala) 3.They grow tall with varying furniture and
Andaman Nicobar heights to compete for sunlight. handicraft.
and Lakshadweep 4.They are not found in pure Mahogany: Musical
islands. stands.( Mixed variety of plants instrument, furniture.
grow here) Shisam: Furniture
5.Plants do not have fixed time
for shedding leaves.
Tropical Temp: 25 to 27 Most wide spread. 1. Trees shed their leaves for Neem: Medicinal
Deciduous Forests degree C Maharashtra, MP, about 6-8 weeks in early Mango, Jamun,
Rain: 100to 200 Gujarat, Karnataka, summer to overcome the jackfruit: Fruits.
cm Orissa, UP, Punjab, shortage of water. Sandalwood, Perfumes,
Humidity: 50- Tripura, Assam 2. Trees are found in pure oil, cosmetics.
80% stands. Morybalan: Tanning
3. Economically these are most leather.
important forests. Semal: toys
Teak: furniture
Forest Climate Distribution Characteristics Trees and their uses.
Tropical desert Temp: 25 to 27 Western 1. Trees are stunted & Acacia: Firewood and edible
forest. degree C Rajasthan, thorny. gum.
Rain: less than Northern Gujarat 2. They have long roots & Khair: Furniture and tanning of
25 cm Kuttchh and small leaves. leather.
Humidity: Less Saurashtra, 3. They are mostly Date Palm: Edible fruit and
than 50 percent Interior parts of thorny bushes. baskets.
Deccan. 4. Leaves are waxy or oily Ber: Edible fruit and pickles.
to prevent loss of water. Kikar: Medicinal plant to stop
5.Plants are Xerophytic bleeding wounds.
in nature
Littoral or tidal Temp: About 22 Delta region of 1Dense and impenetrable. Sundri: Hard and durable so
forest degree C Mahanadi, 2.Have pneumatophores used for making boats,
Rainfall: About Godavari, i.e. Breathing roots. telephone posts, boxes etc
200 cm Krishna, Kaveri, 3.Have stilted roots for Hintal and Gorjan: Fuel
Ganga, support. Keora: It is ornamental and
Sunderban in 4. They have hard wood used to make perfumes and
WB. resistant to water. food essence
Along the coast of Evergreen and tolerant to Nypa fruticans: ( Nipa palm)
Andaman and salt. Used to make biofuel. Its leaves
Nicobar. are used for thatching roofs
Forest Climate Distribution Characteristics Trees & their uses.