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  2. List of Indian timber trees - Wikipedia

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    Moderately hard, teak is durable and fire-resistant. It can be easily seasoned and worked. It takes up a good polish and is not attacked by white ants and dry rot. It does not corrode iron fastenings and it shrinks little. It is among the most valuable timber trees of the world and its use is limited to superior work only. Toon, Red Cedar [20]

  3. Tropical evergreen forests of India - Wikipedia

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    The natural cover of India varies with altitude; these evergreen forests are bounded with high alpine meadows nearer to the snowline and temperate forests of short stout trees at lower elevations. In the Himalayan foothills are deciduous trees, with shrubs, bamboo, ferns and grass.The trees here are tall with harwood and broad leaves. The trees ...

  4. Trees of India - Wikipedia

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    Gulmohar ("Fire of the Forest",Flamboyant, Royal Peacock flower, Royal Gold Mohur or Fire tree, Mayaram மயரம் in Tamil,Neruppukkondrai Maram in Tamil, Shima Sankesula in Telugu, Krishnachura in Bengali and Gulmohr-गुलमोहर in Marathi) -- Delonix (or Poinciana) regia, commonly called "turrai " in Telugu

  5. Forestry in India - Wikipedia

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    The residents declared that they would embrace—literally "to stick to" (chipkna in Hindi)--trees to prevent cutting of ash trees in their district. [ citation needed ] According to those [ 39 ] who critique the ecological awareness and similar theories, Chipko had nothing to do with protecting forests, rather it was an economic struggle using ...

  6. Forest cover by state in India - Wikipedia

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    Tree density is the quantification of how closely the trees are growing in a hectare area. It is not the exact number of trees in the forest but, serves as an estimate to the foresters. [1].The tree density of an area should be mentioned by the working Plan officer (WPO) or Divisional Forest Officer (Working Plan) after his field inspection of ...

  7. National Curriculum and Textbook Board - Wikipedia

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    All public schools and many private schools in Bangladesh follow the curriculum of NCTB. Starting in 2010, every year free books are distributed to students between Grade-1 to Grade-10 to eliminate illiteracy. [6] These books comprise most of the curricula of the majority of Bangladeshi schools. There are two versions of the curriculum.

  8. Sacred groves of India - Wikipedia

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    Sometimes, specific trees like mango trees could be planted and nurtured here. Groves were associated with religious rites, festivals and recreation. Typical recreational activities associated with these groves included jhoola/ jhoolan. [7] In the villages, Panchavati, or a cluster of five trees that represented the forests, were maintained ...

  9. List of tree genera - Wikipedia

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    Coconut Palm, a monocotyledonous tree.. About 10 Monocotyledon families include trees. [1] [2]Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) . Cordyline, Cabbage tree etc.; Dracaena, Dragon tree ...