Question

Explain the classification of natural vegetation of India on various bases.

Answer 1

1 Forests – Natural Vegetation of India

2 Classification of Natural Vegetation of India

3 Moist Tropical Forests

3.1 Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests or Rain Forests

3.2 Tropical Semi-Evergreen Forests

3.3 Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests

3.4 Littoral and Swamp Forests

4 Dry Tropical Forests

4.1 Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests

4.1.1 Casuarina plantation

4.2 Tropical Dry Deciduous Forests

4.3 Tropical Thorn Forests

5 Montane Sub-Tropical Forests

5.1 Sub-tropical Broad-leaved Hill Forests

5.2 Sub-tropical Moist Pine Forests

5.3 Sub-tropical Dry Evergreen Forests

6 Montane Temperate Forests

6.1 Montane Wet Temperate Forests

6.2 Himalayan Moist Temperate Forests

6.3 Himalayan Dry Temperate Forests

7 Alpine Forests

Answer 2

Natural vegetation in India is basically and broadly divided into five types, based on climate, local features, species, type, variety, features of soil, and appearance.

Natural vegetation is classified into 5 types such as Moist Tropical i.e., Tropical Evergreen Forests, Tropical Deciduous Forests, Tropical Thorn Forests, The Tidal Forests and lastly Alpine Forests also known as the mountain forests found in Himalayan Ranges and Peninsular plateaus.