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write a note on monsoon forest?

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Tropical forest

Monsoon forest, also called dry forest or tropical deciduous forest, open woodland in tropical areas that have a long dry season followed by a season of heavy rainfall. The trees in a monsoon forest usually shed their leaves during the dry season and come into leaf at the start of the rainy season. Many lianas (woody vines) and herbaceous epiphytes (air plants, such as orchids are present. Monsoon forests are especially well developed in Southeast Asiaand are typified by tall teaktrees and thickets of bamboo.

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AustraliaIn savanna: FloraMyanmarIn Myanmar: Plant and animal lifeSouth AmericaIn South America: Tropical deciduous forestsSoutheast AsiaIn Southeast Asia: Plant life



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