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The sal tree is known also as sakhua in northern India, including Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Jharkhand. [8] [9] It is the state tree of two Indian states – Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. [10] [circular reference]
List of Indian state trees (Union territories) Union territory Common name [3] Binomial name [4] Image Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Andaman redwood: Pterocarpus dalbergioides: Chandigarh: Mango [9] Mangifera indica: Delhi: Flamboyant [10] Delonix regia: Jammu and Kashmir: Chinar [11] Platanus orientalis: Ladakh: Juniper [11] Juniperus ...
The state tree is the Sal (Sarai) found in Bastar division. Shorea robusta, the State Tree of Chhattisgarh. Chhattisgarh has the 3rd largest forest cover in the country. The state is surrounded by the forests in Madhya Pradesh (1st), Odisha (4th), Maharashtra (5th), Jharkhand and Telangana making it India's largest covered forests across state ...
The Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla forest consist of sal, saja, dhavda, kusum tree. [5] The Zoological Survey of India has recorded a total of 753 species within the Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve, comprising 365 invertebrates and 388 vertebrates.
Hasdeo Arand is a forest in the state of Chhattisgarh in central India. The forest is 170,000 hectares in area and is home to a diverse ecology and adivasi communities such as the Gonds . [ 1 ] It is on top of the Hasdeo Arand coalfield in the north of Chhattisgarh.
Common name Binomial nomenclature Colour Density ¹ Location Characteristics, usage and status Aini or Aangili Artocarpus hirsutus: Yellowish brown 595 kg/m 3: 1,003 lb/cu yd
Open Forest= All lands with tree canopy density of 10 percent and more but less than 40 percent (0.1 to 0.4 tree density). Scrub= All forest lands with poor tree growth mainly of small or stunted trees canopy density less than 10 percent (Less than 0.1 tree density). (Area in square kilometers)
Experts believe that the total number of sacred groves could be as high as 100,000. Threats to the groves include urbanization, and over-exploitation of resources. While many of the groves are looked upon as abodes of Hindu deities , in the recent past a number of them have been partially cleared for construction of shrines and temples.