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India

Asia · Southern Asia

Total Species
1380
Threatened
66
CR + EN + VU
Population
1380004385
Area
3287263 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

calabash

Crescentia cujete

Least Concern

Japanese pink

Dianthus chinensis

Not Evaluated

Wand mullein

Verbascum virgatum

Not Evaluated

Sweet-amber

Hypericum androsaemum

Not Evaluated

Oldfashioned weigela

Weigela florida

Not Evaluated

Elmleaf blackberry

Rubus ulmifolius

Not Evaluated

Variable flatsedge

Cyperus difformis

Least Concern

Japanese spindletree

Euonymus japonicus

Not Evaluated

pagoda-tree

Plumeria rubra

Not Evaluated

Natal plum

Carissa macrocarpa

Least Concern

Cosmos

Cosmos sulphureus

Not Evaluated

Australian waterbuttons

Cotula australis

Not Evaluated

Firewheel

Gaillardia pulchella

Not Evaluated

Senegal teaplant

Gymnocoronis spilanthoides

Not Evaluated

Lavender-cotton

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Not Evaluated

Lipsticktree

Bixa orellana

Least Concern

slender-leaf marigold

Tagetes tenuifolia

Not Evaluated

Florida royal palm

Roystonea regia

Not Evaluated

Bachelor'S-Button

Gomphrena globosa

Not Evaluated

bilimbi

Averrhoa bilimbi

Not Evaluated

blimbing

Averrhoa carambola

Not Evaluated

New Zealand tea tree

Leptospermum scoparium

Least Concern

mamey

Mammea americana

Not Evaluated

Surinam cherry

Eugenia uniflora

Not Evaluated

Chayote

Sechium edule

Not Evaluated

Shoeblackplant

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Not Evaluated

Roselle

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Not Evaluated

Custard Apple

Annona reticulata

Not Evaluated

Cherimoya

Annona cherimola

Not Evaluated

Mile a minute vine

Ipomoea cairica

Not Evaluated

West Indian mahogany

Swietenia mahagoni

Near Threatened

Santol

Sandoricum koetjape

Least Concern

Philippine Waxflower

Etlingera elatior

Data Deficient

Cannonball Tree

Couroupita guianensis

Least Concern

Silver wattle

Acacia retinodes

Not Evaluated

Sesbania Pea

Sesbania bispinosa

Least Concern

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Least Concern

Mountain ebony

Bauhinia variegata

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

star-apple

Chrysophyllum cainito

Not Evaluated

three-stamened waterwort

Elatine triandra

Near Threatened

Coco plum

Chrysobalanus icaco

Not Evaluated

Wavyleaf sea lavender

Limonium sinuatum

Not Evaluated

Canary Islands Pine

Pinus canariensis

Least Concern

persimmon

Diospyros kaki

Least Concern

Red-hot-poker

Kniphofia uvaria

Not Evaluated

Papaya

Carica papaya

Data Deficient

Cathedral bells

Kalanchoe pinnata

Not Evaluated

Damask rose

Rosa damascena

Not Evaluated

Indiantree spurge

Euphorbia tirucalli

Not Evaluated

Candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccanus

Least Concern

Barbados gooseberry

Pereskia aculeata

Not Evaluated

Cyprus Turpentine

Pistacia terebinthus

Least Concern

Japanese Chestnut

Castanea crenata

Least Concern

Abyssinian Banana

Ensete ventricosum

Least Concern

Barbados cherry

Malpighia emarginata

Not Evaluated

Leopard

Panthera pardus

Vulnerable

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