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{{Short description|Aspect of the Indian state}} | |||
[[Image:Lychee.jpg|190 px|right|thumb |[[Lychee]]]] | [[Image:Lychee.jpg|190 px|right|thumb |[[Lychee]]]] | ||
[[Image:Ficus religiosa Bo.jpg|190px|thumb|right|'''Peepal''' tree (''[[Ficus religiosa]]'')]] | [[Image:Ficus religiosa Bo.jpg|190px|thumb|right|'''Peepal''' tree (''[[Ficus religiosa]]'')]] | ||
[[Image:Bauhinia Acuminata.jpg|190px|thumb|right|''Bauhinia acuminata'', locally known as ''kachnaar'']] | [[Image:Bauhinia Acuminata.jpg|190px|thumb|right|''Bauhinia acuminata'', locally known as ''kachnaar'']] | ||
The [[India]]n state of [[Bihar]] contains sub-Himalayan foothills and mountains with [[Tropical and subtropical moist | The [[India]]n state of [[Bihar]] contains sub-Himalayan foothills and mountains with [[Tropical and subtropical moist broad leaf forests|moist deciduous forests]]. Rainfall may exceed 1600 millimeters per year. Common trees include ''[[Shorea robusta]]'' (''sal''), ''[[Toona ciliata]]'', ''[[Diospyros melanoxylon]]'' (''kendu''), ''[[Boswellia serrata]]'' (''salai''), ''[[Terminalia tomentosa]]'' (''asan''), ''[[Terminalia bellirica]]'' (''bahera''), ''[[Terminalia arjuna]]'' (''arjun''), ''[[Pterocarpus marsupium]]'' (''paisar''), ''[[Madhuca indica]]'' (''mahua'').<ref>{{cite web | ||
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The Indian state of Bihar contains sub-Himalayan foothills and mountains with moist deciduous forests. Rainfall may exceed 1600 millimeters per year. Common trees include Shorea robusta (sal), Toona ciliata, Diospyros melanoxylon (kendu), Boswellia serrata (salai), Terminalia tomentosa (asan), Terminalia bellirica (bahera), Terminalia arjuna (arjun), Pterocarpus marsupium (paisar), Madhuca indica (mahua).[1]
Plants of Bihar include:
- Holarrhena antidysenterica
- Flemingia chappar
- Ziziphus xylopyrus
- Bauhinia vahlii
- Smilex protifrera
- Butea superba
- Butea parviflora
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Forest in Bihar". Forest Ministry of Bihar.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Official Bihar Department of the Environment and Forests website
- Hooker, J. D. Flora of British India Volume 1
- Hooker, J. D. Flora of British India Volume 2
- Hooker, J. D. Flora of British India Volume 3
- Hooker, J. D. Flora of British India Volume 4
- Hooker, J. D. Flora of British India Volume 5
- Hooker, J. D. Flora of British India Volume 6