Q:- Where are the Evergreen Forests usually found?
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Evergreen forests are the forests which retain their green colors all year around. Evergreen forest are two types tropical and temprate.
Tropical evergreen forests usually occur in areas receiving more than 200cm of rainfall and having a temperature of 15 to 30 degrees Celsius. They occupy about seven per cent of the earth's land surface and harbour more than half of the world’s plants and animals. In India, evergreen forests are found in the western slopes of the Western Ghats in States such as Kerala and Karnataka. They are also found in hills of Jaintia and Khasi.
The trees most commonly found in Evergreen Forests are Rosewood, Mahogany, Ebony and Reeds.
Rosewood: - Rosewood refers to any of a number of richly hued timbers, often brownish with darker veining but found in many different hues. All rosewoods are strong and heavy. It is commonly used for wood turning, musical instrument making, furniture etc.
Mahogany: - The name mahogany is used when referring to numerous varieties of dark-colored wood, originally the wood of the species Swietenia mahagoni, known as West Indian or Cuban mahogany and ebony.
Ebony: - Ebony is a general name for very dense black wood. In the strict sense it is yielded by several species in the genus Diospyros, but other heavy, black woods are sometimes also called ebony.
Temperate evergreen forests are found mainly in regions like Asian-Russia, Canada and Northern Scandinavia, and Broadleaf evergreen forests are found in countries around the Mediterranean Sea like Lebanon and Morocco.
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Evergreen forests are the forests which retain their green colors all year around. Evergreen forest are two types tropical and temprate.
Tropical evergreen forests usually occur in areas receiving more than 200cm of rainfall and having a temperature of 15 to 30 degrees Celsius. They occupy about seven per cent of the earth's land surface and harbour more than half of the world’s plants and animals. In India, evergreen forests are found in the western slopes of the Western Ghats in States such as Kerala and Karnataka. They are also found in hills of Jaintia and Khasi.
The trees most commonly found in Evergreen Forests are Rosewood, Mahogany, Ebony and Reeds.
Rosewood: - Rosewood refers to any of a number of richly hued timbers, often brownish with darker veining but found in many different hues. All rosewoods are strong and heavy. It is commonly used for wood turning, musical instrument making, furniture etc.
Mahogany: - The name mahogany is used when referring to numerous varieties of dark-colored wood, originally the wood of the species Swietenia mahagoni, known as West Indian or Cuban mahogany and ebony.
Ebony: - Ebony is a general name for very dense black wood. In the strict sense it is yielded by several species in the genus Diospyros, but other heavy, black woods are sometimes also called ebony.
Bamboo:- The bamboos are a group of woody perennial plant evergreen plants in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae and reed.
Reed (plant):- Reed is a generic botanical term used to describe numerous tall, grass-like plants of wet places, often forming reed beds, including: In the Poaceae family.
Temperate evergreen forests are found mainly in regions like Asian-Russia, Canada and Northern Scandinavia, and Broadleaf evergreen forests are found in countries around the Mediterranean Sea like Lebanon and Morocco.
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