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India

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
1380
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
1 380 004 385
Area
3 287 263 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 15
Endangered 17
Vulnerable 34
Near Threatened 32
Least Concern 440
Data Deficient 10
Not Evaluated 806
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

verdant bamboo

Bambusa tuldoides

Not Evaluated

Korean lawngrass

Zoysia japonica

Not Evaluated

Karo

Pittosporum crassifolium

Not Evaluated

Egyptian starcluster

Pentas lanceolata

Not Evaluated

Scarlet Sage

Salvia splendens

Not Evaluated

Baby sage

Salvia microphylla

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

Woodland passionflower

Passiflora morifolia

Not Evaluated

Arabian starflower

Ornithogalum arabicum

Not Evaluated

boxthorn

Lycium europaeum

Not Evaluated

Costa Rican nightshade

Solanum wendlandii

Not Evaluated

Clammy Ground-Cherry

Physalis heterophylla

Not Evaluated

Sweet Scabious

Sixalix atropurpurea

Not Evaluated

Jacob's coat

Acalypha wilkesiana

Not Evaluated

chenilleplant

Acalypha hispida

Not Evaluated

Least Pepperwort

Lepidium virginicum

Not Evaluated

Hedge bamboo

Bambusa multiplex

Not Evaluated

Kleingrass

Panicum coloratum

Not Evaluated

Trailing shrubverbena

Lantana montevidensis

Not Evaluated

Purple woodsorrel

Oxalis purpurea

Not Evaluated

sorrel

Oxalis rosea

Not Evaluated

Centipede tongavine

Epipremnum pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian dwarf morning-glory

Evolvulus glomeratus

Not Evaluated

Fiveangled dodder

Cuscuta pentagona

Not Evaluated

Cedar wattle

Acacia elata

Not Evaluated

Gambia-pea

Crotalaria goreensis

Not Evaluated

Tortoise shell bamboo

Phyllostachys edulis

Not Evaluated

triplinerved eupatorium

Ayapana triplinervis

Not Evaluated

Mangrove fan palm

Licuala spinosa

Not Evaluated

lipstick palm

Cyrtostachys renda

Not Evaluated

spotted dracaena

Dracaena surculosa

Not Evaluated

St. Dabeoc's-heath

Daboecia cantabrica

Not Evaluated

trailing iceplant

Lampranthus spectabilis

Not Evaluated

Moreton bay fig

Ficus macrophylla

Not Evaluated

common princess palm

Dictyosperma album

Not Evaluated

Stokes'-aster

Stokesia laevis

Not Evaluated

Hophead philippine violet

Barleria lupulina

Not Evaluated

Red algae

Kappaphycus alvarezii

Not Evaluated

Dutch eggplant

Solanum aculeatissimum

Not Evaluated

tobacco-tree

Solanum erianthum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

bandana-of-the-Everglades

Canna flaccida

Not Evaluated

Cowpea witchweed

Striga gesnerioides

Not Evaluated

honey-flower

Melianthus major

Not Evaluated

Flowering Tobacco

Nicotiana alata

Not Evaluated

climbing-oleander

Strophanthus gratus

Not Evaluated

Centipede grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Not Evaluated

Treasureflower

Gazania linearis

Not Evaluated

leopardplant

Farfugium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Thoroughwort

Chromolaena corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Tree Heath

Erica arborea

Least Concern

Xanthomonas axonopodis

Not Evaluated

canary-creeper

Tropaeolum peregrinum

Not Evaluated

mealy sage

Salvia farinacea

Not Evaluated

Silkoak

Grevillea robusta

Not Evaluated

Needle Bush

Hakea sericea

Not Evaluated

Cut-Leaf Evening-Primrose

Oenothera laciniata

Not Evaluated

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