From: A systematic review on the aboveground biomass and carbon stocks of Indian forest ecosystems
Major group | Group | Area (mha) | % Area |
---|---|---|---|
I. Moist tropical forest | 1. Tropical wet-evergreen forest | 4.5 | 5.8 |
 | 2. Tropical semi-evergreen forest | 1.9 | 2.5 |
 | 3. Tropical moist deciduous forest | 23.3 | 30.3 |
 | 4. Littoral and swamp forest | 0.7 | 0.9 |
II. Dry tropical forest | 5. Tropical dry deciduous forest | 29.4 | 38.2 |
 | 6. Tropical thorn forest | 5.2 | 6.7 |
 | 7. Tropical dry evergreen forest | 0.1 | 0.1 |
III. Montane subtropical forest | 8. Subtropical broad-leaved hill forest | 0.3 | 0.4 |
 | 9. Subtropical pine forest | 3.7 | 5.0 |
 | 10. Subtropical dry evergreen forest | 0.2 | 0.2 |
IV. Montane temperate forest | 11. Montane wet temperate forest | 1.6 | 2.0 |
 | 12. Himalayan moist temperate forest | 2.6 | 3.4 |
 | 13. Himalayan dry temperate forest | 0.2 | 0.2 |
V. Subalpine forest | 14. Subalpine forest | – | – |
VI. Alpine Scrub | 15. Moist – alpine scrub | 3.3 | 4.3 |