■ TROPICAL DRY EVERGREEN FORESTS.
#Naturalvegetation
□ DISTRIBUTION
◇ Along the coasts of Tamil Nadu.
□ CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.
◇ The annual rainfall of 100 cm (mostly from the north-east monsoons).
◇ Mean annual temperature is about 28 °C.
◇ The growth of evergreen forests in areas of such low rainfall is a bit strange.
□ CHARACTERSTICS
◇ Short-statured trees, up to 12 m high, with complete canopy.
◇ Bamboos and grasses not conspicuous.
◇ The important species are jamun, tamarind, neem, etc.
◇ Most of the land under these forests have been cleared for agriculture or casuarina plantations.
#Naturalvegetation
□ DISTRIBUTION
◇ Along the coasts of Tamil Nadu.
□ CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.
◇ The annual rainfall of 100 cm (mostly from the north-east monsoons).
◇ Mean annual temperature is about 28 °C.
◇ The growth of evergreen forests in areas of such low rainfall is a bit strange.
□ CHARACTERSTICS
◇ Short-statured trees, up to 12 m high, with complete canopy.
◇ Bamboos and grasses not conspicuous.
◇ The important species are jamun, tamarind, neem, etc.
◇ Most of the land under these forests have been cleared for agriculture or casuarina plantations.