Diversity of Forests in India is home to the various species of plants, reptiles, birds, wild animals and tribes.
Types of Indian Forest includes Alpine of the Himalayas to Mangrove of Sundarbans, dry forest to Tropical Coastal forest.
Indian sacred groves are mostly associated with temples and pilgrimage sites, traditional uses of sacred groves and now become a biodiversity hotspots in India.
As per Hindu tradition, there are three types of sacred forests – Tapovan, Mahavan and Sreevan.
Dandakaranya – Dandakaranya is a forest mentioned in the Ramayana, considered sacred in Hinduism and has stronghold of the tribes in India.
Forest biodiversity of India includes the ecosystem, landscapes, species and Escarpment topographical feature.
Forest Products in India – A significant importer of list of forest products such as deadwood, fuelwood, honey, bamboo, tendu leaves as well as spices and herbs.
Alpine forests of Himalayas are snow forest, between the tree line and snow line of the Himalaya Range.
Valley of Flowers National Park to Dihang-Dibang Biosphere Reserve are part of the range.
Montane Forests are type of Hill Forest very rich in biodiversity and mainly found in lower Himalayas with the states of North East India.
Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests found in the middle elevations of the great Himalayas, home to over 500 plus species of birds and few are endemic or near-endemic mammals too.
Thar Desert ecosystem offers unique and local Thorn Forests with several kinds of grass and scrub vegetation plants.
Rann of Kutch, Aravalli Thorn Scrub Forests are dominated by trees as Acacia senegal, Acacia leucophloea and Prosopis cineraria.
Khathiar–Gir dry deciduous forests is a mostly arid ecoregion and homoe to largest number of wild animals speices and birds.
Gir dry forest, Thorn scrub forest of Ranthambore and Kuno National Park are part of this forests ecoregion.
Dry Deciduous Forests of India also includes bioregion of Deccan Plateau,some part of Eastern Ghats and
shadow of the Western Ghats.
Western Ghats montane rain forests is the most rich forest of species in peninsular India and home to numerous endemic species. The Western Ghats of India are also host few of the wettest place in India like Agumbe.
Nicobar Islands rain forests are tropical rain forest climate places and Heavier rainfall coincides with the monsoon winds.
Malabar Coast moist forests is a narrow strip between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats in South India.
This unique Tropical Coastal Forest of Malabar is largely been cleared for agriculture, grazing, tea and teak plantations.
Sundarbans mangrove area in the delta of Ganges and Brahmaputra is the largest mangrove forest in the world.
The seasonally flooded Sundarbans freshwater swamp forest lies inland from the mangrove forests on the coastal fringe.
Myristica Littoral & Swamp Forests found in three localities in India, This type of freshwater swamp forest house diversity and abundance of both amphibians and reptiles.
Central India Landscape well known for its sal forests, Bamboo forest and the heart of India’s wildlife habitats.
Central Indian Forests are home to largest number Bengal Tiger in India and forests offer an interactions between herbivores and predators.
Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh state are the largest producer of bamboo in India followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Maharastra, Assam and Odisha. The North East States account for more than 50% of the bamboo resources of the country.
Indian forests and wetlands are top 10 biodiversity hotspots and a temporary home to many migrant birds, these flora and fauna species are endemic to India.
Forest of India are home to some of the most unique flora and fauna in the world, The Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats to The Great Himalayas.
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