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India

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
1380
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
1380004385
Area
3287263 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

Lavender-cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

Lipsticktree

Bixa orellana

Least Concern

slender-leaf marigold

Tagetes tenuifolia

Not Evaluated

Florida royal palm

Roystonea regia

Not Evaluated

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

Australian Goosefoot

Dysphania pumilio

Not Evaluated

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

bilimbi

Averrhoa bilimbi

Not Evaluated

blimbing

Averrhoa carambola

Not Evaluated

New Zealand tea tree

Leptospermum scoparium

Least Concern

mamey

Mammea americana

Not Evaluated

Surinam cherry

Eugenia uniflora

Not Evaluated

provision-tree

Pachira aquatica

Not Evaluated

Columbia Water-Meal

Wolffia columbiana

Least Concern

Cut-Leaf-Philodendron

Monstera deliciosa

Not Evaluated

Dumbcane

Dieffenbachia seguine

Not Evaluated

Custard Apple

Annona reticulata

Not Evaluated

Cherimoya

Annona cherimola

Not Evaluated

Tropical white morning-glory

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

Cardinal-Climber

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not Evaluated

Philippine Waxflower

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

Indian jujube

Ziziphus mauritiana

Least Concern

Verdolaga-francesa

Talinum fruticosum

Not Evaluated

Cannonball Tree

Couroupita guianensis

Least Concern

Silver wattle

Acacia retinodes

Not Evaluated

Asiatic elephant

Elephas maximus

Endangered

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Mountain ebony

Bauhinia variegata

Not Evaluated

Chilean jessamine

Cestrum parqui

Least Concern

Tamarillo

Solanum betaceum

Not Evaluated

Peruvian Lily

Alstroemeria aurea

Not Evaluated

Crimson Flax

Linum grandiflorum

Not Evaluated

Sapodilla

Manilkara zapota

Not Evaluated

Cape-pondweed

Aponogeton distachyos

Not Evaluated

star-apple

Chrysophyllum cainito

Not Evaluated

three-stamened waterwort

Elatine triandra

Near Threatened

Coco plum

Chrysobalanus icaco

Not Evaluated

Wavyleaf sea lavender

Limonium sinuatum

Not Evaluated

Canary Islands Pine

Pinus canariensis

Least Concern

persimmon

Diospyros kaki

Least Concern

Red-hot-poker

Kniphofia uvaria

Not Evaluated

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Southern cattail

Typha domingensis

Not Evaluated

Damask rose

Rosa damascena

Not Evaluated

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

Barbados gooseberry

Pereskia aculeata

Not Evaluated

Cyprus Turpentine

Pistacia terebinthus

Least Concern

Barbados cherry

Malpighia emarginata

Not Evaluated

Golden trumpet

Allamanda cathartica

Least Concern

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

milkweed

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

Rose natal grass

Melinis repens

Not Evaluated

Digitgrass

Digitaria eriantha

Not Evaluated

American carpet grass

Axonopus compressus

Least Concern

giant bamboo

Dendrocalamus giganteus

Least Concern

Cape-ivy

Delairea odorata

Not Evaluated

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Vulnerable

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