A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar c7.20

c7.20

In the Deccan plateau where the rainfall is not enough to support a vegetation of tall evergreen trees, deciduous forests form the most conspicuous feature of the flora. Teak is found at intervals in relatively well-watered areas over the whole region, though it is economically cultivated under plantation conditions only in certain places. Forests of odoriferous sandalwood abound in Mysore and the adjoining districts. The steep slopes of the Eastern Ghats also have an evergreen type of vegetation, though owing to the lighter rainfall the trees are shorter than those of the Malabar area.