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India

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
1380
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
1,380,004,385
Area
3,287,263 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

Pyramidflower

Melochia pyramidata

Least Concern

Chocolateweed

Melochia corchorifolia

Least Concern

Tropical girdlepod

Mitracarpus hirtus

Not Evaluated

False ironwort

Hyptis capitata

Not Evaluated

golden shrimp-plant

Pachystachys lutea

Not Evaluated

Blood root

Justicia secunda

Not Evaluated

Pinklady

Heterotis rotundifolia

Least Concern

Formosan koa

Acacia confusa

Least Concern

Prickly moses

Acacia verticillata

Least Concern

Wild Tantan

Desmanthus virgatus

Least Concern

Pacara earpod tree

Enterolobium contortisiliquum

Least Concern

Dead and Awake

Neptunia plena

Least Concern

Red leucaena

Leucaena diversifolia

Least Concern

Napoleon's plume

Bauhinia monandra

Data Deficient

Pencil flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Least Concern

Silk tree

Albizia niopoides

Not Evaluated

Scarlet passionflower

Passiflora coccinea

Least Concern

Nightshade

Solanum chrysotrichum

Least Concern

tropical flat sedge

Cyperus surinamensis

Least Concern

Giant Ash

Eucalyptus regnans

Least Concern

Chinese holly

Ilex cornuta

Least Concern

blue lupine

Lupinus pilosus

Not Evaluated

Chilean algarrobo

Prosopis chilensis

Least Concern

Lady of the Night Cactus

Cereus hexagonus

Least Concern

Satinleaf

Chrysophyllum oliviforme

Least Concern

Colonial Pine

Araucaria cunninghamii

Least Concern

Indian-lavender

Bursera penicillata

Least Concern

Forest Num-num

Carissa bispinosa

Least Concern

shaving-brush-tree

Pseudobombax ellipticum

Least Concern

Prayer Berry

Volkameria aculeata

Least Concern

Gooseberry geranium

Pelargonium grossularioides

Not Evaluated

Roman cassie

Vachellia caven

Least Concern

Canary broom

Genista canariensis

Least Concern

kurchibark

Holarrhena floribunda

Least Concern

Rescuegrass

Bromus catharticus

Not Evaluated

wild safflower

Carthamus oxyacanthus

Not Evaluated

Deutzia

Deutzia scabra

Not Evaluated

African-Spinach

Amaranthus cruentus

Not Evaluated

Volantines preciosos

Cleoserrata speciosa

Not Evaluated

Honey Box

Eucalyptus melliodora

Vulnerable

bastard-box

Eucalyptus microtheca

Least Concern

bastard-box

Eucalyptus longifolia

Vulnerable

red honey myrtle

Melaleuca hypericifolia

Least Concern

Cape cheesewood

Pittosporum viridiflorum

Least Concern

Lion's ear

Leonotis leonurus

Not Evaluated

lady-of-the-night

Brunfelsia americana

Not Evaluated

Crown-Pink

Silene coronaria

Not Evaluated

saffron

Crocus sativus

Not Evaluated

Shrubby germander

Teucrium fruticans

Not Evaluated

Rose scented geranium

Pelargonium capitatum

Not Evaluated

Deciduous camellia

Stewartia pseudocamellia

Least Concern

Bermuda juniper

Juniperus bermudiana

Critically Endangered

corkwoodtree

Duboisia myoporoides

Least Concern

Brazilian potato-tree

Solanum wrightii

Least Concern

Lagos-rubber

Funtumia africana

Least Concern

Wild Rice

Oryza barthii

Least Concern

white silky-oak

Grevillea hilliana

Least Concern

black-gum

Eucalyptus ovata

Vulnerable

lemon-scented-ironbark

Eucalyptus staigeriana

Least Concern

Cheeseweed

Malva multiflora

Not Evaluated

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