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India

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
1380
Threatened
30
CR + EN + VU
Population
1,380,004,385
Area
3,287,263 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 5
Endangered 5
Vulnerable 20
Near Threatened 18
Least Concern 260
Data Deficient 8
Not Evaluated 328
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 4

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 1306
Animalia 69
Chromista 4
Bacteria 1

Featured Species

All Species in India

Black Elder

Sambucus nigra

Least Concern

wild celery

Apium graveolens

Not Evaluated

Common Dill

Anethum graveolens

Not Evaluated

Cherry laurel

Prunus laurocerasus

Not Evaluated

Petty spurge

Euphorbia peplus

Least Concern

Common Ivy

Hedera helix

Least Concern

Castor

Ricinus communis

Not Evaluated

Oil palm

Elaeis guineensis

Not Evaluated

American Wormseed

Dysphania ambrosioides

Not Evaluated

Upland cotton

Gossypium hirsutum

Vulnerable

Sea rush

Juncus maritimus

Endangered

Tape grass

Vallisneria spiralis

Least Concern

Ground Clematis

Clematis recta

Not Evaluated

Baby Rose

Rosa multiflora

Not Evaluated

Few-Flower Spike-Rush

Eleocharis quinqueflora

Endangered

Coconut palm

Cocos nucifera

Not Evaluated

Carolina fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

Not Evaluated

Tasmanian bluegum

Eucalyptus globulus

Least Concern

Common box

Buxus sempervirens

Not Evaluated

Common Mare'S Tail

Hippuris vulgaris

Vulnerable

Purple toadflax

Linaria purpurea

Not Evaluated

Blackwood

Acacia melanoxylon

Not Evaluated

Common Water Clover

Marsilea quadrifolia

Not Evaluated

Montbretia

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora

Not Evaluated

Barbados aloe

Aloe vera

Not Evaluated

cabbage rose

Rosa centifolia

Not Evaluated

Bloodflower

Asclepias curassavica

Least Concern

traveler's-palm

Ravenala madagascariensis

Least Concern

Drummond's phlox

Phlox drummondii

Not Evaluated

Jaggery palm

Caryota urens

Least Concern

Chinese windmill palm

Trachycarpus fortunei

Not Evaluated

Canary Island Date Palm

Phoenix canariensis

Least Concern

Clarkia

Clarkia unguiculata

Not Evaluated

Godetia

Clarkia amoena

Not Evaluated

rose evening-primrose

Oenothera rosea

Not Evaluated

Black Eyed Susan

Thunbergia alata

Not Evaluated

Turkey berry

Solanum torvum

Not Evaluated

New Zealand flax

Phormium tenax

Not Evaluated

Cream narcissus

Narcissus tazetta

Not Evaluated

Japanese spindletree

Euonymus japonicus

Not Evaluated

Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Australian Goosefoot

Dysphania pumilio

Not Evaluated

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Not Evaluated

Chayote

Sechium edule

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

Tropical white morning-glory

Ipomoea alba

Least Concern

Cardinal-Climber

Ipomoea quamoclit

Not Evaluated

Asian pigeonwings

Clitoria ternatea

Not Evaluated

Plume albizia

Paraserianthes lophantha

Least Concern

Pokeweed

Phytolacca dioica

Not Evaluated

Bell apple

Passiflora laurifolia

Least Concern

Kariba weed

Salvinia molesta

Not Evaluated

Southern cattail

Typha domingensis

Not Evaluated

Damask rose

Rosa damascena

Not Evaluated

Cyprus Turpentine

Pistacia terebinthus

Least Concern

Golden trumpet

Allamanda cathartica

Least Concern

Madagascar periwinkle

Catharanthus roseus

Not Evaluated

Molassesgrass

Melinis minutiflora

Not Evaluated

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