Natural Vegetation
Tropical evergreen vegetation:
- This vegetation is found in those areas where the
annual rainfall is more than 200 cm and the
temperature is high all the year. - Distribution – (i) north-eastern India (ii) the
western slopes of the Western Ghats (iii) the
Andaman and Nicobar Islands. - Characteristics – Trees are very close and
evergreen because of heavy rainfall. They are 30-
60 m in height and their wood is very hard. - The wood of these trees is not important
economically because of being hard. So it is
mostly used in the form of firewood. - Main trees – Rubber, Mahogany, Ebony iron –
wood, Palms, Bamboos, Canes, cinchona,
Rosewood etc.