NATURAL VEGETATION OF INDIA

TROPICAL EVERGREEN FORESTS

Ebony and mahogany(Hardwood Furniture)

Rosewood (Expensive furniture)

Shisham tree( fuel and furniture) Ironwood tree(Fuel and furniture) Toon tree(Durable furniture) Bamboo trees(Furniture)

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Western slopes of the western Ghats Parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala. Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and West Bengal.

Sal-Found in central and N. E parts of India Sal-Found in central and N.E parts of India. Wood immune to attack of white ant. (Railway sleepers and house construction) Sandalwood handicrafts and sandalwood perfume.

Myrobalan –fruits used for tanning leather and dyeing cotton ,wool and silk Teak-durable timber used in ship building, house construction and furniture making. Semal- used for making toys, matchboxes and packing cases.

Sal-North,Central and Northeastern parts –Bihar,MP,Chhatisgarh,Odisha, Tripura and Assam. Teak-MP, Chhattisgarh,Assam,Bihar,Maharashtra and TN. Sandalwood trees-Karnataka Semal-Assam, Bihar and TN. Myrobalan-MP,Odisha,Maharashtra,TN and AP.

Thorn and scrub vegetation

Babul – yields GUM and its bark are used for Tanning Hides and Skins

Rajasthan, Gujarat, Parts of Deccan, South western Punjab.

Tidal forests or mangrove forests

Delta of Ganga, Mahanadi,Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri.

MOUNTAIN FORESTS

Chir Pine – found in Kashmir, UP and Punjab Used for extraction of resin and turpentine Silver fir- found in the Himalayas Used for pulp, matches and packing cases. Deodar-large tree found in HP and Kashmir. Wood is durable and oily and used for making railway sleepers and construction

Check indiscriminate deforestation Prevention of overgrazing According to National remote sensing agency(NSRA), country is losing 1.3 million hectares of forest cover every year. Check indiscriminate deforestation Prevention of overgrazing Control shifting agriculture Deforestation to be followed by reforestation.