Question
Download Solution PDFSandalwood grows in which type of forests?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Tropical deciduous forests.
- Sandalwood grows in Tropical deciduous forests.
Key Points
- The Sandalwood is a dry deciduous forest species native to China, India, Indonesia, Australia, and the Philippines.
- This small tropical tree grows to 20m high with redwood and a variety of dark colors of bark (dark brown, reddish and dark grey).
- Sandalwood occurs extensively mostly in the Eastern Ghats ranging from the Vellore district in the Northeast of Tamil Nadu to the Nilgiris in the west in the dry deciduous forests of the region.
- In Tamilnadu, only dead and drying sandal trees are brought to depots for rough cleaning and final cleaning.
- The final cleaned sandalwood is sold in a public auction in three sandalwood depots at Tiruppattur, Salem, and Sathyamangalam at regular intervals.
Additional Information
Forest | Details |
Savanna forests |
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Equatorial evergreen forests |
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Tropical rainforests |
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