Sandalwood grows in which type of forests?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Tropical deciduous forests.
- Native to China, India, Indonesia, Australia, and the Philippines, sandalwood is a type of Tropical deciduous forests.
- With redwood and a range of dark bark tints, this little tropical tree reaches a height of 20 metres (dark brown, reddish and dark grey).
- In the dry deciduous woods of the area, sandalwood is widely distributed, primarily in the Eastern Ghats, from the Vellore district in the northeast of Tamil Nadu to the Nilgiris in the west.
- Only dried-out, dead sandal trees are carried to Tamilnadu depots for preliminary and thorough cleaning.
- In three sandalwood depots located in Tiruppattur, Salem, and Sathyamangalam, the final cleaned sandalwood is periodically auctioned in a public auction.