Q. Which of the following is/are southern montane forest species?
1.Magnolia
2.Laurel
3.Cinchona
Select the correct answer from below given codes:
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: The southern mountain forests include the forests found in three distinct areas of Peninsular India viz; the Western Ghats, the Vindhyas and the Nilgiris.
- As they are closer to the tropics, and only 1,500 m above the sea level, vegetation is temperate in the higher regions and subtropical on the lower regions of the Western Ghats, especially in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
- Some of the other trees of this forest of economic significance include magnolia, laurel, cinchona and wattle.
Source: NCERT
