DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEGETATION OF INDIA

Sr Type Of Area Characteristics Climate and Rainfall Species and their uses
No Vegetation
1 Mountain vegetation On the slopes of the mountain , on the 1. Also called conifers trees. Found between heights 1. Pine : used in making frames
foothills of Himalayas 2. Found at higher altitudes. of 2. Deodar : used in medicines
1000 m -3000 m. 3. Fir: used in making crates and
plywood

2 Desert Vegetation Found in parts of Gujarat, Punjab, 1. Plants are scattered. Rainfall less than 70 cm. 1. Cactus :used in medicines
Haryana and Rajasthan. 2. They have deep roots which go deep 2. Keekar: used as fodder for goats.
into the ground. 3. Babool: used for cleaning teeth.
3. Leaves are modified in thorns to
prevent evaporation.

3 Tidal vegetation They grow by the side of the coast and 1. These forests can survive in saline 1 Sunderi: :used in boat building and
on the edges of the deltas. They are water. firewood.
found mainly in Sunder bans in West 2. They are also called Mangrove 2 Palm: used in weaving baskets.
Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar islands. forests. 3 Coconut:

4 Deciduous vegetation Found in West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, 1 Trees in this vegetation shed their Rainfall between 1 Sal
Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa , Karnataka and leaves. 70 cm – 200 cm 2 Teak
Maharashtra. 2 Trees provide useful wood and are 3 Shisham
high priced. 4 Neem
3 Most widespread vegetation of india.

5 Tropical Vegetation Found in north eastern region of 1 They are found in areas of heavy Rainfall above 200cm 1 Mahagony
Arunachal Pradesh, Meghayala, Assam, rainfall. 2 Rubber
Nagaland and Western Ghats and 2 Because of high rainfall vegetation is 3 Rosewood
Andaman islands. dense.
3 The trees remain green throughout
the year and do not shed their leaves.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEGETATION OF INDIA