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Name the different types of vegetation found in India and describe the vegetation of high altitudes?  

Answer:

The following major types of vegetation are found in India   (a) Tropical Evergreen Forests                                 (b) Tropical Deciduous Forests   (c) Tropical Thorn Forests and Scrub                        (d) Montane Forests   (e) Mangrove Forests Vegetation of High Altitude (Montane Forests)   (a) In mountainous areas, the decrease in temperature with increasing altitude leads to a corresponding change in natural vegetation.   (b) The wet temperate type of forests are found between a height of 1000 and 2000 metres, where evergreen broad leaf trees such as oaks and chestnuts predominate.   (c) Temperate forests containing coniferous trees like pine, deodar, silver fir, spruce and cedar are found between 1500 and 3000 metres.   (d) These forests cover mostly the southern slopes of the Himalayas, places having high altitudes in southern and north east India.   (e) Temperate grasslands are common at higher elevations.    (f) At high altitudes, generally more than 3,600 metres above sea level, alpine vegetation is found. Silver fir, jumpers, pines and birches are the common trees of these forests.