INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION

NATURAL VEGETATION INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ebony and Mahogany are found in
A
Tropical Dry Deciduous forest
B
Tropical Evergreen forest
C
Tropical Deciduous forest
D
none of above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Tropical Evergreen Forests. Tropical Evergreen Forests: These forests are restricted to heavy rainfall areas of the Western Ghats and the island groups of Lakshadweep, Andaman, and Nicobar, upper parts of Assam, and Tamil Nadu coast.

Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: Teak and Ebony belong to Tropical evergreen forest. A tropical evergreen forest stays green throughout the year. Tropical evergreen forests are found in the Western Ghats of India (Kerala and Karnataka).

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The trees like Mahogany and Rosewood are found in the tropical evergreen forest. It is also known as the tropical rainforest. It is reddish-brown in colour. It consists of 3 tropical hardwood species that belong to Swietenia with straight-grained timber.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tropical evergreen forest-trees are ebony, mahogany, rosewood, cinchona.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tropical rainforests are found in areas of heavy rainfall. They are called evergreen forests because their trees shed their leaves gradually during the year. Thus, they remain green throughout the year. Ebony, mahogany and rosewood are the tree varieties found in these forests.

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