Which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?

Statement 2 is incorrect because Chaparral vegetation is characteristic of the Mediterranean climate, not the Taiga climate. Chaparral consists of sclerophyllous shrublands adapted to warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters. In contrast, the Taiga (or Boreal forest) is dominated by evergreen coniferous species like pine, fir, spruce, and larch, which are adapted to long, cold winters and short growing seasons [5]. Regarding the other options, Mahogany is indeed a prominent timber species of the Tropical Rainforest. Lichens are a dominant life form in the Tundra region due to their ability to survive extreme cold. Sal is a representative species of the Tropical Moist Deciduous forests, often found alongside teak in regions like the foothills of the Himalayas and the Sahyadris [2].

Sources

1. [1] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 30: Climatic Regions > Natural Vegetation > p. 469
2. [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiga
3. [2] Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 4: BIODIVERSITY > social relevance of forests > p. 21