NATURAL VEGETATION Flashcards
Species found in these forests include rosewood, mahogony, aini, ebony, etc
Tropical Evergreen forests
semi evergreen forests
white cedar, hollock and kail
These are the most widespread forests in India.
Tropical Deciduous Forests
These forests are found
in the northeastern states along the foothills of
Himalayas, eastern slopes of the Western Ghats and Odisha
Moist Deciduous Forests
examples of Moist Deciduous Forests
Teak, sal, shisham, hurra, mahua, amla, semul, kusum, and sandalwood
These forests are found in rainier areas of the Peninsula and the plains of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Dry deciduous forest
In the higher rainfall regions of the Peninsular plateau
and the northern Indian plain, these forests
have a parkland landscape with open stretches
Dry deciduous forest
examples of Dry Deciduous Forests
Tendu, palas, amaltas, bel, khair, axlewood,
It includes semi-arid areas of south west Punjab,
Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh
and Uttar Pradesh
Tropical Thorn Forests
Tropical Thorn Forests examples
Important species found are babool, ber, and
wild date palm, khair, neem, khejri, palas
Tussocky grass grows upto a height of 2 m as
the under growth in this forest
Tropical Thorn Forests
Deciduous forests are found at this region in
foothills of the
Himalayas.
evergreen broad leaf trees such as oak and chestnut, pine forests are predominant in this region of Himalayas.
In the higher hill ranges of northeastern India, hilly areas of West Bengal and Uttaranchal,
a highly valued endemic species grows mainly in the
western part of the Himalayan range
Deodar
these trees sustain the famous Kashmir
handicrafts,
the chinar and the walnut,
Alpine forests in Himalayan region
Silver firs, junipers, pines, birch and rhododendrons
tribes in Himalayas
the Gujjars, the Bakarwals, the Bhotiyas
and the Gaddis
The temperate forests are called in the Nilgiris,
Anaimalai and Palani hills
Sholas
Temperate forests in western ghats examples
magnolia, laurel, cinchona
Government of India proposed to have a nation-wide forest conservation policy, and adopted a forest
policy in
1952
Social forestry means th
management and protection of forests and afforestation on barren
lands with the purpose of helping in the
environmental, social and rural development
The National Commission on Agriculture
(1976) has classified social forestry into three
categories.
These are Urban forestry, Rural forestry and Farm forestry.
Agro-forestry is the
raising of trees and agriculture crops on the same land inclusive of the waste patches
Rural forestry lays emphasis on promotion
of
agro-forestry and community-forestry
Community forestry involves
the raising of trees on public or community land such as the village pasture and temple land, roadside,
Farm forestry is a term applied to the process under which
.
farmers grow trees for
commercial and non-commercial purposes on
their farm lands
Pin Valley National Park and surroundings; Chandratal and Sarchu and Kibber Wildlife sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh are parts of this biosphere reserve
Cold Desert (7770
Moist deciduos forest species
teak, Bamboos, sal, shisham, sandalwood, khair,
kusum, arjun, mulberry
Sarpagandha
Used to treat blood pressure; it is found only in India
Jamun
used to prepare vinegar, controlling diabetes
Arjun
cure for earache, regulate blood pressure.
Babool
cure for eye sores. Its gum is used as a tonic
Kachnar
cure asthma and ulcers. The buds and roots are good for digestive problems.
