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Chapter : 2. Natural Vegetation & Wild Life
Tropical Rain forests
Tropical Rain forests : 1. These forests are found in areas with an annual rainfall of 200 cm or more. 2. These forests grow in the areas of high temperature and high rainfall. 3. In these forests trees grow very vigorously, reaching a height of 60 m and above. 4. These forests yield hard wood trees. 5. Rainy parts of Western Ghats, Assam, West Bengal, Island groups of Lakshadweep, and the Andaman and Nicobar Island and Orissa have this type of forest. 6. Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood and Shisham are some of the important trees. 7. A large number of species are found together. It creates difficulty in the commercial use of any particular variety.