Vegetation in India is primarily determined by climate and includes tropical rain forests, tropical deciduous forests, desert vegetation, mountain vegetation, and mangrove forests. The forests can be broadly classified into these categories. Tropical rain forests are found along the western Ghats and parts of northeast India and receive over 200cm of rainfall annually. Tropical deciduous forests are located in the foothills of the Himalayas and parts of central India and are dominated by teak and sal trees. Desert vegetation consists of scattered trees and bushes found in dry regions like Rajasthan. Mountain forests vary from tropical to alpine based on increasing altitude. Mangrove forests near coastal areas provide timber and support local livelihoods. Forests

2. • Vegetation is very important natural resource.
• Natural vegetation is the plant cover in its
original form without, much changes done by
man.
• The distribution of natural vegetation is primarily
determined by climate.
• At present about one fifth of the total area of
India is under forest. Rather it should be one
third.
• There are more than 5000 species of trees in
India, half of which are timber trees.

4. The forests are unevenly
distributed and can be broadly
classified as under:-
Tropical Rain Forests
Tropical Deciduous Forests
Desert Vegetation
Mountain Vegetation
Mangrove Forest

5. Tropical Rain Forests
• These forests are found along the
rainy slopes of the western
Ghats, the hills of eastern
India, the Andaman & Nicobar.
• They are Evergreen by nature and
are at least 60 meters long
and above.
• Rainfall is more than 200cm .
• Main trees are ebony,
mahogany and
rosewood.

6. Tropical Deciduous Forests
• Tropical Deciduous Forests are also
called monsoon forests .
• They are found along the foothills
to Himalaya mountains , the
eastern slopes of the western
ghat, rainier part of the Deccan
plateau , the plains of Bihar &
Uttar Pradesh as well as in the
states of jharkhand,orissa &
Chhattisgarh .
• Teak & Sal are the most
valuable tree found in these
forests.

7. Desert Vegetation
• Desert vegetation is the mostly found In
area of low rain fall & humidity & high
temperature .
• The trees are widely scattered with bushes
& shrubs between them .
• Desert vegetation is found in dry areas of
Punjab ,Haryana, Rajasthan etc.
• Acacia , cacti , babul & kikar
are the main trees there .

8. Mountain vegetation
• Forests in the mountains are distributed
according to altitude, as the
temperature decreases with increase in
altitude .
• the vegetation in mountainous regions
vary from tropical or alpine types .

9. Mangrove forests
• Mangrove forests are found in areas
flooded by high tides of the sea.
• These forests can survive in both
fresh and salt water.
• These forest are full of ‘Sundari’
trees.
• The tree provide hard, oily &
durable wood, which is used
in construction work &
making boats.

10. IMPORTANCE OF FORESTS IN INDIA
 India has nearly 2% of total forests
whereas Minimum desired area
should be about 33%.
 We get variety of products from
forests. The forests play an
important role in our economy.
 Forests helps in regulating air
currents, moderating
floods, preventing soil erosion etc.