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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

verdant bamboo

Bambusa tuldoides

Not Evaluated

Korean lawngrass

Zoysia japonica

Not Evaluated

betel pepper

Piper betle

Not Evaluated

Kurrajong

Brachychiton populneus

Not Evaluated

Artist's pallet

Caladium bicolor

Not Evaluated

Confederate jasmine

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Not Evaluated

geranium grass

Cymbopogon schoenanthus

Not Evaluated

Climbing Prairie Rose

Rosa setigera

Not Evaluated

honeyplant

Hoya carnosa

Not Evaluated

Velvetplant

Gynura aurantiaca

Not Evaluated

watermelon pepper

Peperomia argyreia

Not Evaluated

hoary basil

Ocimum africanum

Not Evaluated

pagoda-flower

Clerodendrum paniculatum

Not Evaluated

white-flower Mexican-poppy

Argemone ochroleuca

Not Evaluated

Red ginger

Alpinia purpurata

Not Evaluated

cardinal's-guard

Pachystachys coccinea

Not Evaluated

Shrimpplant

Justicia brandegeeana

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

Hedge bamboo

Bambusa multiplex

Not Evaluated

Kleingrass

Panicum coloratum

Not Evaluated

Trailing shrubverbena

Lantana montevidensis

Not Evaluated

Purple woodsorrel

Oxalis purpurea

Not Evaluated

sorrel

Oxalis rosea

Not Evaluated

Centipede tongavine

Epipremnum pinnatum

Not Evaluated

Brazilian dwarf morning-glory

Evolvulus glomeratus

Not Evaluated

Fiveangled dodder

Cuscuta pentagona

Not Evaluated

Cherokee rose

Rosa laevigata

Not Evaluated

baby primrose

Primula malacoides

Not Evaluated

fern-leaf aralia

Polyscias cumingiana

Not Evaluated

Bog Sage

Salvia uliginosa

Not Evaluated

red passionflower

Passiflora racemosa

Not Evaluated

Bluewings

Torenia fournieri

Not Evaluated

ruffled fan palm

Licuala grandis

Not Evaluated

gomphrena-weed

Gomphrena celosioides

Not Evaluated

Nettleleaf velvetberry

Stachytarpheta urticifolia

Not Evaluated

narrow-leaf paperbark

Melaleuca alternifolia

Not Evaluated

Spearleaf swampmallow

Pavonia hastata

Not Evaluated

Sea hibiscus

Talipariti tiliaceum

Not Evaluated

Jute

Corchorus aestuans

Not Evaluated

Bonpland's croton

Croton bonplandianus

Not Evaluated

Graham's manihot

Manihot grahamii

Not Evaluated

Dwarf nasturtium

Tropaeolum minus

Not Evaluated

large painted-lady

Gladiolus undulatus

Not Evaluated

pearl echeveria

Echeveria elegans

Not Evaluated

Yoshino cherry

Prunus yedoensis

Not Evaluated

sand bluestem

Andropogon hallii

Not Evaluated

licebush

Pentalinon luteum

Not Evaluated

climbing-oleander

Strophanthus gratus

Not Evaluated

Centipede grass

Eremochloa ophiuroides

Not Evaluated

Treasureflower

Gazania linearis

Not Evaluated

leopardplant

Farfugium japonicum

Not Evaluated

Caribbean Thoroughwort

Chromolaena corymbosa

Not Evaluated

Root rot

Phytophthora cinnamomi

Not Evaluated

Indian Pea

Lathyrus sativus

Not Evaluated

Xanthomonas axonopodis

Not Evaluated

Garden lupin

Lupinus polyphyllus

Not Evaluated

Spanish broom

Spartium junceum

Not Evaluated

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