Evergreen Forests |
Deciduous Forests |
These forests are found in areas with annual rainfall of more than 200 cm. |
These forests are found in areas with annual rainfall ranging between 100 cm and 200 cm. |
Evergreen forests are found in areas of heavy rainfall. |
Long dry season is suitable for such forests |
Trees of these forests shed their leaves at different times; hence, they remain evergreen. |
Trees of these forests shed their leaves for six to eight weeks in summers. |
Tree species found here are ebony, mahagony and rosewood. |
Tree species found here are teak, sal, sandalwood, bamboo and shisham. |
These forests are found mostly in the western slopes of the Western Ghats, northeastern states, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Orissa and West Bengal. |
These forests are found mostly in the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats, northern plains and slopes of the Himalayan mountains. |