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RAINFALL /
REGION FLORA
PRECIPITATION
Northeastern regions of Arunachal
Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland,
TROPICAL Sandal Wood, Rosewood,
More than 200 the Western Ghats, the Tarai areas
EVERGREEN RAIN Garjan, Mahogany, and
cm of the Himalayas and the Andaman
FORESTS bamboo.
groups of Islands.  They are also
found in the hills of Khasi and Jaintia.
Lower slope of the Himalayas, West Teak, Deodar, Blue Gum,
DECIDUOUS OR
Between 100 Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Orissa, Pal Ash, Sal, Sandalwood,
MONSOON TYPE
cm and 200 cm Karnataka, Maharashtra Jharkhand Ebony, Arjun, Khair, and
OF FORESTS
and the adjoining areas Bamboo
These are mainly seen in the areas of
Tendu, palas, amaltas, bel,
the Central Deccan plateau, Punjab,
DRY DECIDUOUS Between 50 cm khair, axlewood, etc. are
Haryana, parts of Uttar Pradesh,
FORESTS and 100 cm the major trees of dry
Madhya Pradesh and South-east of
deciduous forests.
Rajasthan.
Until a height of 1500
meters, evergreen trees
like Sal, teak. On the
higher slope, temperate
conifer trees like pine, fir,
MOUNTAIN and oak grow. At the
On the foothills of the Himalayas
FORESTS higher elevation
rhododendrons and
junipers are found.
Further, than these alpine
grasslands appear up to
the snowfield.
The ‘sundari’ is the most
The deltas of the Cauvery, Krishna, major tree in these
TIDAL OR
Mahanadi, Godavari, and Ganga. In forests. The important
MANGROVE
West Bengal, these forests are trees of the tidal forests
FORESTS
known as ‘Sundarbans’. are hogla, garan, pasur
etc.
SEMI-DESERTS Thorny bushes, acacia,
less than 50 These vegetations are found in parts
AND DESERTS Babul  and wild date. Long
cm of Gujarat’s, Punjab and in Rajasthan.
VEGETATIONS roots and thick flesh

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