Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Ebony
The correct answer is Ebony. - Tropical Evergreen Forests
- These forests are restricted to heavy rainfall areas of the Western Ghats and the island groups of Lakshadweep, Andaman, and Nicobar, upper parts of Assam, and Tamil Nadu coast.
- They are at their best in areas having more than 200 cm of rainfall with a short dry season.
- The trees reach great heights up to 60 meters or even above.
- There is no definite time for trees to shed their leaves hence, these forests appear green all year round.
- Some of the commercially important trees of this forest are ebony, mahogany, rosewood, rubber, and cinchona.
- The common animals found in these forests are elephants, monkeys, lemurs, and deer.
- One-horned rhinoceroses are found in the jungles of Assam and West Bengal.
- Besides these animals, plenty of birds, bats, sloths, scorpions, and snails are also found in these jungles.
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