Question

‘Sundari’ trees are found in which region?
a. Tropical deciduous forest
b. Mangrove forest
c. Desert vegetation forest
d. Himalayan vegetation

Answer 1

Hint:
These trees are profoundly beneficial however very delicate and delicate. The backwoods give environment to 453 faunal natural life, including 290 flying creatures, 120 fish, 42 warm-blooded animals, 35 reptiles and eight land and water proficient species.

Complete solution:
Mangroves are salt-lenient plants of a tropical and subtropical intertidal region of the world. The particular districts where these plants occur are named as 'mangrove environments'. Other than mangroves, the environment additionally harbours different trees like Hetal, Dhundal and Sundari trees.

The Sundarbans is found in the mangrove region. It is in the delta-shaped by the conjunction of the beautiful rivers Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers in the Bay of Bengal. The Sundarbans ranges from the Hooghly River in India's province of West Bengal and goes up to the Baleswar River in Bangladesh. It contains shut and open mangrove timberlands, agronomically utilized land, mudflats and infertile land, and is met by numerous flowing streams and channels. Four ensured territories in the Sundarbans are enrolled as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, that are named as Sundarbans National Park, Sundarbans South, Sundarbans West and Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuaries.

The Sundarbans mangrove timberland covers a territory of around 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi), of which backwoods in Bangladesh's Khulna Division reach out more than 6,017 km2 (2,323 sq mi) and in West Bengal, they stretch out more than 4,260 km2 (1,640 sq mi) over the South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas areas. The most bountiful tree species are Sundari (Heritiera fomes) and gewa (Excoecaria agallocha).

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
 Sunderban, the world's biggest estuarine woodland and delta covered by mangrove backwoods is portrayed by the Sundari trees that give the mangrove their name. The Indian Sundarbans were viewed as jeopardized in a 2020 appraisal under the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems system.