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Goa has more than 33% of its geographic area under government forests (1224.38 km²) of which about 62% has been brought under Protected Areas (PA) of Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Park. Since there is a substantial area under private forests and a large tract under cashew, mango, coconut, etc. plantations, the total forest and tree cover ...
Careya arborea is a species of tree in the Lecythidaceae family, native to the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Indochina. [3] Its common English names include wild guava, Ceylon oak, patana oak. [4] Careya arborea is a deciduous tree that grows up to 15 metres (49 ft) high. Its leaves turn red in the cold season.
Mammea suriga is a species of flowering plant in the family Calophyllaceae. It is a medium-sized plant bearing fragrant white flowers. It is cultivated in Western Ghats for its flowers. Its leaves are simple and opposite. It is called Surige Mara in Kannada, Surnga in Kokani, Goa. It is a coastal tree native to south India.
Garcinia indica, a plant in the mangosteen family (Clusiaceae), commonly known as kokum, is a fruit-bearing tree that has culinary, pharmaceutical, and industrial uses. It grows primarily in India's Western Ghats: in the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala. It is considered as an endemic species to the Western Ghats and forests in ...
In December 2021, The Malabar Tree Nymph was declared the state butterfly of Goa, India. [6] This species is listed as "Near Threatened" [7] on the IUCN Red List of Wildlife Protection Act 1972, threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation, pesticides, and herbicides. Adult, dorsal view, from India
Molem, Goa, India Nov 1997. The breeding season is January to May. Being secondary cavity nesters (incapable of excavating their own nests), they find trees with large cavities. A study in the Anaimalai Hills showed that the species preferred nest sites that had large trees.
Hesperocyparis lusitanica, the Mexican cypress, cedar-of-Goa or Goa cedar, is a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras). It has also been introduced to Belize , Costa Rica and Nicaragua , growing at 1,200–3,000 metres (3,900–9,800 ft) altitude.
The tree is widely used in Goa, India, in the mining industry for rehabilitation of waste dumps, as it is a drought-resistant species and binds sterile mine waste consisting of lateritic strata. [6] In Colombia, it has been used for restoring wasteland created by open-pit gold mining. [14]