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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 439
Data Deficient 12
Not Evaluated 798
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

gowen-cypress

Cupressus goveniana

Endangered

Paradox acacia

Acacia paradoxa

Least Concern

Pearl wattle

Acacia podalyriifolia

Least Concern

Dixie ticktrefoil

Desmodium tortuosum

Least Concern

joint-vetch

Aeschynomene americana

Least Concern

Wild bushbean

Macroptilium lathyroides

Least Concern

cat's-claw

Pithecellobium unguis-cati

Not Evaluated

American Water-Lily

Nymphaea odorata

Least Concern

White passionflower

Passiflora subpeltata

Least Concern

Common asparagus fern

Asparagus setaceus

Not Evaluated

Asparagus fern

Asparagus densiflorus

Not Evaluated

Day jessamine

Cestrum diurnum

Least Concern

Night jessamine

Cestrum nocturnum

Not Evaluated

Orange cestrum

Cestrum aurantiacum

Least Concern

crimson cestrum

Cestrum elegans

Least Concern

Nightshade

Solanum laxum

Not Evaluated

Purple African nightshade

Solanum marginatum

Not Evaluated

Red floripontio

Brugmansia sanguinea

Extinct in the Wild

Cornish heath

Erica vagans

Least Concern

parrot's-flower

Heliconia psittacorum

Least Concern

Macaw flower

Heliconia bihai

Not Evaluated

Coral reef araucaria

Araucaria columnaris

Least Concern

Caribbean Pine

Pinus caribaea

Least Concern

Chinese rose

Rosa chinensis

Not Evaluated

Reeves' meadowsweet

Spiraea cantoniensis

Least Concern

Peregrina

Jatropha integerrima

Not Evaluated

Bellyache bush

Jatropha gossypiifolia

Not Evaluated

Christmas-flower

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Not Evaluated

tropical smokebush

Euphorbia cotinifolia

Least Concern

Cassava

Manihot esculenta

Not Evaluated

Dutchman's Pipe Cactus

Epiphyllum oxypetalum

Least Concern

Kentia Palm

Howea forsteriana

Vulnerable

Indonesian gum

Eucalyptus deglupta

Vulnerable

pineapple sage

Salvia elegans

Not Evaluated

Autumn Clematis

Clematis terniflora

Not Evaluated

German primrose

Primula obconica

Not Evaluated

Rosy sunray

Rhodanthe chlorocephala

Not Evaluated

banana passionfruit

Passiflora antioquiensis

Not Evaluated

Alexander palm

Ptychosperma elegans

Least Concern

purple magnolia

Magnolia liliiflora

Data Deficient

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

ledgerbark

Cinchona calisaya

Least Concern

rose-scent geranium

Pelargonium graveolens

Not Evaluated

Zonal geranium

Pelargonium hortorum

Not Evaluated

Mickey mouse plant

Ochna serrulata

Least Concern

Singapore holly

Malpighia coccigera

Not Evaluated

Peruvian zinnia

Zinnia peruviana

Not Evaluated

western cudweed

Gnaphalium polycaulon

Not Evaluated

Straggler daisy

Calyptocarpus vialis

Least Concern

Nodeweed

Synedrella nodiflora

Least Concern

Indian toothcup

Rotala indica

Least Concern

Cardboard Palm

Zamia furfuracea

Endangered

triangle palm

Dypsis decaryi

Vulnerable

Roebelin palm

Phoenix roebelenii

Not Evaluated

Dwarf Palmetto

Sabal minor

Least Concern

Keeled wormseed

Dysphania carinata

Not Evaluated

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