1. NATURAL VEGETATION OF INDIA

3. TROPICAL EVERGREEN FORESTS

4. Ebony and mahogany(Hardwood
Furniture)

5. Rosewood
(Expensive furniture)

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

7. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. Thorn and scrub vegetation

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

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

15. Tidal forests or mangrove forests

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

18. MOUNTAIN FORESTS

19. 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

20. 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.