Forest types in India

Indian has 778,424 square kilometre of forest area in the world. A naturally diverse vegetation approx 45,500 different types of species of flora and 5000 species of fauna are available. Types of forests found in India are as below:

• Evergreen forest: These forest are very dense and found in hot and wet regions of India. They are dense in nature where trees have hard wood, grow very close to each other and never shed their leaves fully. Therefore they always remain green. These forests are found mostly in Western Ghats and North Eastern states of India. The main trees of evergreen forest are Ebony, Rosewood And Mahogany. Tiger, leopard, Sambar, etc. Are common animals found here.

• Deciduous forest: Deciduous forest occur in the Deccan Plateau and the foothills of Himalayas. The trees in these forests Shed their leaves in the beginning of the summers. Teak, Sal and Shisham are main trees of deciduous forest. The wood of these forests is very hard and expensive and it is used for making Furniture. Tiger, Chittal, barking dear, babblers, hornbills are common animal species.

• Coniferous forests. These forests are found on the slopes of the Himalayas. The threes are tall with needle shaped leaves but their wood is soft. In this region the temperature is very low. The common coniferous trees are pine, spruce, fir and deodar. The common animals are wild goats, sheep, black bear of Himalayas.

• Thorny forests: Thorny forests are found in dry area of the Indian desert and parts of the Deccan plateau. The tree have long roots and thorns. These trees can live without water for a long time. The trees of forests are Babul, Kikar, and wild palms whereas common animals are blackbucks, Chinkara, monitor lizard etc.

• Tidal forests: Tidal forests are found in those areas where the land is flooded by sea water. He main areas are deltas of Ganga, and Brahmaputra in West Bengal. These forests are called Sunderbans.