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Types of Forests Tropical Evergreen Forests         Also called “tropical rain forests”.           Occur near the equator and close to tropics.           Regions are hot and receive heavy rainfall throughout the year.           No particular dry season so trees do not shed their leaves altogether.           Trees found in these forests are rosewood, ebony, mahghony, etc.           In India these are found in slopes of the western ghats in state like Kerala ,Karnataka ,Tamil nadu ,Maharashtra,etc. Tropical Deciduous Forests           Also known as “monsoon forests”.           Found in large part of India, northern Australia and in Central America.           Regions experience seasonal changes.           Trees shed leaves in dry season to conserve water.           Trees found in these forests are Sal, teak, neem, shisham, etc.           In India these are found in eastern highlands extending across portion of Andhra Pradesh,Chhattisgarh,