Forest Climate Distribution Characteristics Trees and their uses.

Tropical Evergreen Temp: 24 to 27 Western Slopes of 1Trees are tall & dense. Ebony: Furniture and
degree C Western Ghats, 2.Trees are of broad leaves, handicraft.
Rain: 200-300 ( Maharashtra, hardwood type and evergreen. Rosewood; expensive
cm Karnataka, Kerala) 3.They grow tall with varying furniture and
Andaman Nicobar heights to compete for sunlight. handicraft.
and Lakshadweep 4.They are not found in pure Mahogany: Musical
islands. stands.( Mixed variety of plants instrument, furniture.
grow here) Shisam: Furniture
5.Plants do not have fixed time
for shedding leaves.

Tropical Temp: 25 to 27 Most wide spread. 1. Trees shed their leaves for Neem: Medicinal
Deciduous Forests degree C Maharashtra, MP, about 6-8 weeks in early Mango, Jamun,
Rain: 100to 200 Gujarat, Karnataka, summer to overcome the jackfruit: Fruits.
cm Orissa, UP, Punjab, shortage of water. Sandalwood, Perfumes,
Humidity: 50- Tripura, Assam 2. Trees are found in pure oil, cosmetics.
80% stands. Morybalan: Tanning
3. Economically these are most leather.
important forests. Semal: toys
Teak: furniture
Forest Climate Distribution Characteristics Trees and their uses.

Tropical desert Temp: 25 to 27 Western 1. Trees are stunted & Acacia: Firewood and edible
forest. degree C Rajasthan, thorny. gum.
Rain: less than Northern Gujarat 2. They have long roots & Khair: Furniture and tanning of
25 cm Kuttchh and small leaves. leather.
Humidity: Less Saurashtra, 3. They are mostly Date Palm: Edible fruit and
than 50 percent Interior parts of thorny bushes. baskets.
Deccan. 4. Leaves are waxy or oily Ber: Edible fruit and pickles.
to prevent loss of water. Kikar: Medicinal plant to stop
5.Plants are Xerophytic bleeding wounds.
in nature

Littoral or tidal Temp: About 22 Delta region of 1Dense and impenetrable. Sundri: Hard and durable so
forest degree C Mahanadi, 2.Have pneumatophores used for making boats,
Rainfall: About Godavari, i.e. Breathing roots. telephone posts, boxes etc
200 cm Krishna, Kaveri, 3.Have stilted roots for Hintal and Gorjan: Fuel
Ganga, support. Keora: It is ornamental and
Sunderban in 4. They have hard wood used to make perfumes and
WB. resistant to water. food essence
Along the coast of Evergreen and tolerant to Nypa fruticans: ( Nipa palm)
Andaman and salt. Used to make biofuel. Its leaves
Nicobar. are used for thatching roofs
Forest Climate Distribution Characteristics Trees & their uses.

Mountain or Temp: 11 to Kashmir to Assam. 1The characteristics of Chir pine:

montane 14 degree C In the East Hills of vegetation changes as per the Extraction of resin
forest Rainfall: 150 WB, Arunachal altitude. and turpentine.
to 300 cm Pradesh, Sikkim .in 2. In the Himalayan foothills, Making tea chests
the west mainly in deciduous and evergreen type Silver fur: Used for
H. Pradesh & vegetation is seen. making paper,
Uttarakhand. 3. Between 1000 to 2000 mixed matches, packing
In the south in the forest of deciduous and cases
Anamalai, Nilgiri coniferous are seen. Deodar: Railway
Hills 4. Between 2000 to 3000 m sleepers, house
softwood conifer are found. construction and
5. 3000 to 4000 m coniferous furniture.
initially & further higher alpine Spruce: Paper
grassland and tundra vegetation making
is found. Oak & chestnut :
6. In southern areas sholas are Furniture
found.