Sandalwood grows in which type of forests?

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SSC CGL 2020 Tier-I Official Paper 10 (Held On : 18 Aug 2021 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 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	Savannas are comprised mostly of grasses and a few scattered trees. They cover half the surface of Africa, large areas of Australia, South America, and India.
Equatorial evergreen forests	The tropical wet evergreen forest in India is usually found in areas receiving more than 200 cm of rainfall and having a temperature of 15-30 degrees Celsius. They occupy about 7% of the earth's surface.
Tropical rainforests	Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas, and the absence of wildfire.