Environmental Science

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Indian Endangered Flora

In India, nearly 450-plant species have been identified as endangered, threatened or
rare. A list of some such species in different parts of the country is given below (this may
not be a complete list).

Table 4.6. List of Some Endangered, Threatened or Rare Species

S.No. Species Family

Himalayas and Eastern India

1. Abies delavayi Pinaceae
   2 Acanthephippium sylhetense Orchidaceae


2. Aconitum deinorrhzum Ranunculaceae


3. Adinandra griffithii Theaceae


4. Aglaia perviridis Meliaceae


5. Amblyanthus multiflorus Myrsinanceae


6. Anacolosa ilicoides Oleaceae


7. Anoectolchilus sikkimensis Orchidaceae


8. Angopteris eracta Angiopteridaceae


9. Aphyllorchis Montana Orchidaceae


10. Arachnanthe cathcartii Orchidaceae


11. A. clarkei Orchidaceae


12. Artemisia Asteraceae


13. Astragalus strobiliferus Papilionaceae


14. Camellia caduca Theaceae


15. Cyathea gigontean Cyatheaceae


16. C. elegans Orchidaceae


17. Dendrobium densiflorum Orchidaceae


18. Dioscorea deltoidea Dioscoreaceae


19. D. ruflesiana Asclepiadacea


20. Gentiana Kurroo Gentianaceae


21. Lespedeza elegans Papilionaceae


22. Nardostachys grandiflora Valerianaceae


23. Nepenthes khasiana Nepenthaceae


24. Osmynda regalis Osmundaceae


25. Picea brachytyla Pinaceae


26. Rauvolfia serpentina Apocynaceae


27. Rhododendron arizelum Ericaceae


28. Saussurea bracteata Asteraceae


29. S. lappa Asteraceae


30. Zanthoxylum scandens Rutaceae