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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

scimitar-bean

Canavalia gladiata

Not Evaluated

Virgin's-bower

Clematis flammula

Not Evaluated

mangosteen

Garcinia mangostana

Not Evaluated

Mauritius hemp

Furcraea foetida

Not Evaluated

Spiritweed

Eryngium foetidum

Not Evaluated

Musk rose

Rosa moschata

Not Evaluated

Earleaf nightshade

Solanum mauritianum

Not Evaluated

Algerian Iris

Iris unguicularis

Not Evaluated

Belamcanda

Iris domestica

Not Evaluated

Panic veldtgrass

Ehrharta erecta

Not Evaluated

Achicoria azul

Launaea intybacea

Not Evaluated

great blanket-flower

Gaillardia aristata

Not Evaluated

Snowbush

Breynia disticha

Not Evaluated

Tree aenium

Aeonium arboreum

Not Evaluated

Myrtle-leaf milkwort

Polygala myrtifolia

Not Evaluated

Etruscan honeysuckle

Lonicera etrusca

Not Evaluated

Gout stalk

Jatropha podagrica

Not Evaluated

Limeberry

Triphasia trifolia

Not Evaluated

Chinese ixora

Ixora chinensis

Not Evaluated

Mesquite

Prosopis pallida

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

Sour Prickle

Opuntia dillenii

Not Evaluated

Florida tasselflower

Emilia fosbergii

Not Evaluated

Crown Daisy

Glebionis coronaria

Not Evaluated

African daisy

Arctotis stoechadifolia

Not Evaluated

Lagrimas De La Virgen

Eleutherine bulbosa

Not Evaluated

butterfly-flower

Iris japonica

Not Evaluated

Pott's Montbretia

Crocosmia pottsii

Not Evaluated

Lavender scallops

Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi

Not Evaluated

tiger's-claw

Martynia annua

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

Hophead philippine violet

Barleria lupulina

Not Evaluated

Red algae

Kappaphycus alvarezii

Not Evaluated

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

Manihot grahamii

Not Evaluated

Cowpea witchweed

Striga gesnerioides

Not Evaluated

narrow-leaf bottlebrush

Callistemon linearis

Not Evaluated

variegate-ginger

Alpinia vittata

Not Evaluated

rasp-leaf pelargonium

Pelargonium radens

Not Evaluated

Horseshoe geranium

Pelargonium zonale

Not Evaluated

Rhizoma peanut

Arachis glabrata

Not Evaluated

African mangosteen

Garcinia livingstonei

Not Evaluated

Tasman flax-lily

Dianella tasmanica

Not Evaluated

Texas silverleaf

Leucophyllum frutescens

Not Evaluated

Didymo

Didymosphenia geminatum

Not Evaluated

Xanthomonas axonopodis

Not Evaluated

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