Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Sirohi
The correct answer is Sirohi. - The district of Rajasthan, where the tropical dry deciduous forests are not found in Sirohi.
- Biodiversity of Rajasthan:
- Though a large percentage of the total area is desert and even though there is little forest cover, Rajasthan has rich and varied flora and fauna.
- The natural vegetation is classed as Northern Desert Thorn Forest (Champion 1936).
- These occur in small clumps scattered in more or less open forms.
- The density and size of patches increase from west to east following the increase in rainfall.
- The Northwestern thorn scrub forests lie in a band around the Thar Desert, between the desert and the Aravallis.
- The Aravalli and the south-eastern region is home to the dry deciduous forests, with tropical dry broadleaf forests that include teak, Acacia, and other trees. Hence Sirohi is the correct answer.
- The hilly ‘Vagad’ region lies in southernmost Rajasthan.
- Vagad is the wettest region in Rajasthan, and the most heavily forested.
- North of ‘Vagad’ lies the Mewar region, home to the cities of Udaipur and Chittaurgarh.
- All these regions have varied flora and fauna distinct to the region.
- Plant Biodiversity:
- Red data Species - 02
- Orchids - 14
- Terrestrial - 08
- Epiphytic - 06
- Parasitic Species -10
- Carnivorous Species - 05
- Endemic Species -19
- Medicinal Plant Species -157+
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