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India

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
1380
Threatened
65
CR + EN + VU
Population
1 380 004 385
Area
3 287 263 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

Brazilian begonia

Begonia hirtella

Not Evaluated

Cowpea witchweed

Striga gesnerioides

Not Evaluated

licebush

Pentalinon luteum

Not Evaluated

Centipede grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Not Evaluated

Treasureflower

Gazania linearis

Not Evaluated

leopardplant

Farfugium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Thoroughwort

Chromolaena corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Phytophthora cambivora

Not Evaluated

Bean Broomrape

Orobanche crenata

Not Evaluated

New Zealand tea tree

Leptospermum scoparium

Least Concern

Canary Islands Pine

Pinus canariensis

Least Concern

Red-hot-poker

Kniphofia uvaria

Not Evaluated

Argentine fleabane

Erigeron bonariensis

Not Evaluated

European Michaelmas daisy

Aster amellus

Not Evaluated

Cockscomb

Celosia argentea

Not Evaluated

good-luck-plant

Cordyline fruticosa

Least Concern

Chinese Weeping Cypress

Cupressus funebris

Data Deficient

Swollen fingergrass

Chloris barbata

Not Evaluated

coastal plain yellowtops

Flaveria bidentis

Not Evaluated

Golden crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

Not Evaluated

Weeping Paperbark

Melaleuca leucadendra

Data Deficient

leather-coat

Waltheria indica

Not Evaluated

Butterfly tree

Bauhinia purpurea

Least Concern

Candelabra Tree

Araucaria angustifolia

Critically Endangered

Large white petunia

Petunia axillaris

Not Evaluated

Barbados Cherry

Malpighia glabra

Least Concern

Man to man

Peperomia pellucida

Not Evaluated

beach evening-primrose

Oenothera drummondii

Not Evaluated

willow hakea

Hakea salicifolia

Least Concern

Christmas candlestick

Leonotis nepetifolia

Least Concern

White passionflower

Passiflora subpeltata

Least Concern

Common asparagus fern

Asparagus setaceus

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Kentia Palm

Howea forsteriana

Vulnerable

Indonesian gum

Eucalyptus deglupta

Vulnerable

Alexander palm

Ptychosperma elegans

Least Concern

ruffle palm

Aiphanes horrida

Least Concern

Western Australian floodedgum

Eucalyptus rudis

Near Threatened

Narrowleaf red ironbark

Eucalyptus crebra

Least Concern

Gray gum

Eucalyptus punctata

Least Concern

lily-of-the-valley-tree

Clethra arborea

Least Concern

rose-scent geranium

Pelargonium graveolens

Not Evaluated

Zonal geranium

Pelargonium hortorum

Not Evaluated

Mickey mouse plant

Ochna serrulata

Least Concern

Horsebush

Peltophorum dubium

Least Concern

Caracas rattlebox

Crotalaria micans

Least Concern

Pink powder puff

Calliandra surinamensis

Least Concern

pinto peanut

Arachis pintoi

Not Evaluated

cheesytoes

Stylosanthes hamata

Not Evaluated

Black mimosa

Mimosa pigra

Least Concern

butterfly-pea

Centrosema virginianum

Least Concern

Angelin

Andira inermis

Least Concern

velvet mesquite

Prosopis velutina

Least Concern

Honey Mesquite

Prosopis glandulosa

Least Concern

Whitesnow

Drymaria cordata

Least Concern

Pineapple

Ananas comosus

Least Concern

Cuban zephyrlily

Zephyranthes rosea

Least Concern

Beach spiderlily

Hymenocallis littoralis

Not Evaluated

flame-violet

Episcia cupreata

Not Evaluated

African scurfpea

Psoralea pinnata

Not Evaluated

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