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Natural Vegetation — Question 8

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Question 8

What are the characteristics of Tropical Evergreen forest? Name some important trees of these forests.

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The characteristics of Tropical Evergreen forest are:

  1. As they are found in the areas of heavy rainfall, they are also known as 'rain forests'.
  2. The thick ground cover of forest is characterized by climbers and epiphytes. Bamboo and ferns are also common.
  3. As the do not shed their leaves at the same time, they remain evergreen and are called 'Tropical evergreen forests'.

Some important trees of these forests are Rosewood trees, Sisam and Gurjan.