Natural Vegetation of India

Sl. Natural Trees Characteristics Uses

No Vegetation
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I. Tropical 1. Rosewood Hard and fine gained 1. Expensive furniture
Evergreen 2. Floorboards of ships
Forest 2. Ebony Hard, tough and durable 1. Expensive furniture
2.Wall panelling
3. Mahogany Tough and durable 1. Expensive furniture
Does not splinter
4. Shisham/Sissoo Very Hard 1. Expensive furniture
2. Building construction
material
5. Gurjan Less durable 1. Railway sleepers
2. Building construction
material
6. Chaplas Strong and durable 1. Ship Building
2. Furniture making
7. Toon ---------------- 1. Making tea boxes
2. Toys
8. Cinchona Medicine 1. Its bark produces ‘Quinine’
which is used in
the treatment of malaria
II. Tropical 1. Teak Hard and durable 1. Ship building
Deciduous If seasoned, can resist 2. Building construction
Forest white ants Material
3. Railway sleepers
2. Sal Hard, heavy and durable 1. Railway sleepers
Immune from attacks of 2. House construction
white ants.

3. Sandalwood Strongly scented 1. Perfumed sandalwood oil

2. Cosmetics
3. Handicrafts
4. Myrobalan Pulp of the fruit is used 1. Provides material for
tanning of leather.
2. Used for dyeing cotton,
wool and silk

5. Semal/Semul Soft and white 1. Timber is used for

making toys and packing
cases.
2. Its fibre is water resistant
and used for making life
jackets.
3.For making insulation
stuffing.
6. Mahua 1. Fruits are used for
extracting oil.
2. Flowers are used to make
1
 local brew
Sl. Natural Trees Characteristics Uses
No Vegetation
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7. Khair ---------------- 1. Provides tanning material
2. Kattha making
8. Palas ---------------- 1.Leaves are used for rearing
shellac worms.
9. Mulberry ---------------- 1. Leaves are used for rearing
of silk work
2. Sports goods
III. Tidal Forest 1. Sundari Hard, strong and water 1. Making boats
resitant 2. Firewood
2. Keora/Screw 1. Used for making Keora
Pine/ Pandanus water.
3. Hintal ---------------- 1. Provides firewood
4. Gorjan ---------------- 1. Provides firewood
IV. Tropical 1. Babul ---------------- 1. Yields gum which has
Dry Forest medicinal value.
2. Its bark provides material
for tanning hides.
2. Kikar ---------------- 1. Furniture making
2. Has medicinal properties.
3. Khajuri/ Date Hard and durable 1. House construction
palm
V. Mountain 1. Chir Pine Moderately hard 1.Extraction of raisins
Forest 2. Extraction Turpentine oil
3. Making tea chests
2. Silver fir Soft and white wood 1. Paper and pulp
2. Matchsticks
3. Packing cases
3. Deodar Durable, oily and 1.Railway sleepers
strongly scented 2. House construction
4.Spruce ---------------- 1. Furniture
2. Paper
5. Walnut ---------------- 1. Musical instruments
2. Wood curving
6. Cedar Decay resistant 1. Furniture making
Light weight and durable 2. Insulation in building
Immune to termite construction
attacks
7. Birch Wood is greyish 1. Furniture
2. Plywood works
8. Oak ---------------- 1. Sports goods
9. Blue Pine Wood is pink in colour 1.Railway sleepers
Moderately hard