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India

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
1380
Threatened
65
CR + EN + VU
Population
1380004385
Area
3287263 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 14
Endangered 17
Vulnerable 34
Near Threatened 32
Least Concern 443
Data Deficient 13
Not Evaluated 813
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 7

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1306
Animalia 69
Chromista 4
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

All Species in India

Globe artichoke

Cynara scolymus

Not Evaluated

French plantain

Musa paradisiaca

Not Evaluated

Hen's eyes

Ardisia crenata

Not Evaluated

Spanish-flag

Ipomoea lobata

Not Evaluated

Garden heliotrope

Heliotropium arborescens

Not Evaluated

apricot-vine

Passiflora incarnata

Not Evaluated

betel pepper

Piper betle

Not Evaluated

Kurrajong

Brachychiton populneus

Not Evaluated

Artist's pallet

Caladium bicolor

Not Evaluated

Sea Knotgrass

Polygonum maritimum

Not Evaluated

Pink jasmine

Jasminum polyanthum

Not Evaluated

Limeberry

Triphasia trifolia

Not Evaluated

Chinese ixora

Ixora chinensis

Not Evaluated

Caricature-plant

Graptophyllum pictum

Not Evaluated

Mottled dutchman's pipe

Aristolochia labiata

Not Evaluated

Fountainbush

Russelia equisetiformis

Not Evaluated

Creeping indigo

Indigofera spicata

Not Evaluated

Cape bugle-lily

Watsonia borbonica

Not Evaluated

Blue Corn-lily

Aristea ecklonii

Not Evaluated

lily-of-the-Nile

Agapanthus africanus

Not Evaluated

Cape province pygmyweed

Crassula multicava

Not Evaluated

Manila-hemp

Musa textilis

Not Evaluated

jalap

Ipomoea purga

Not Evaluated

Annual blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium rosulatum

Not Evaluated

Chickenweed

Portulaca quadrifida

Not Evaluated

Mascarene island leaf-flower

Phyllanthus tenellus

Not Evaluated

Fiji fan palm

Pritchardia pacifica

Not Evaluated

prince's-vine

Ipomoea horsfalliae

Not Evaluated

Ginger-leaf morning-glory

Ipomoea asarifolia

Not Evaluated

comb hyptis

Mesosphaerum pectinatum

Not Evaluated

Warer willow

Justicia gendarussa

Not Evaluated

Sanchezia

Sanchezia parvibracteata

Not Evaluated

banana water-lily

Nymphaea mexicana

Not Evaluated

oak-leaf datura

Datura quercifolia

Not Evaluated

Sacred bamboo

Nandina domestica

Not Evaluated

Foolproofplant

Billbergia pyramidalis

Not Evaluated

Japanese fibre banana

Musa basjoo

Not Evaluated

McLarens' cotoneaster

Cotoneaster transens

Not Evaluated

candycorn-plant

Cuphea micropetala

Not Evaluated

ruffled fan palm

Licuala grandis

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

narrow-leaf paperbark

Melaleuca alternifolia

Not Evaluated

Spearleaf swampmallow

Pavonia hastata

Not Evaluated

Sea hibiscus

Talipariti tiliaceum

Not Evaluated

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

Hophead philippine violet

Barleria lupulina

Not Evaluated

Red algae

Kappaphycus alvarezii

Not Evaluated

Cowpea witchweed

Striga gesnerioides

Not Evaluated

Shrubby dillenia

Dillenia suffruticosa

Not Evaluated

Chilean-jasmine

Mandevilla laxa

Not Evaluated

honey-flower

Melianthus major

Not Evaluated

Hairy Love Grass

Eragrostis pilosa

Not Evaluated

Didymo

Didymosphenia geminatum

Not Evaluated

Swamp morning-glory

Ipomoea aquatica

Least Concern

Wild clary

Salvia verbenaca

Not Evaluated

Sea rush

Juncus maritimus

Endangered

Tape grass

Vallisneria spiralis

Least Concern

Parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Not Evaluated

Common iceplant

Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

Not Evaluated

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