Plants

There are nearly 47,000 species of plants found in India including 17,000 angiosperms (Botanical Survey of India). The objective of the National Wildlife Database is to collect and document published checklists of plants for each States & Protected Areas in the country and to analyse the floral diversity of these conservation areas.

Groups	No. of Species
Total Plants	47,000
Angiosperms (Flowering plants)	17,000
Gymnosperms	64
Pteridophytes	1,022
Ferns	1,200
Bryophytes	2,584
Lichens	1,600
Fungi	2,300
Algae	2,500
Bacteria	850
Orchids	1,100

Endemic Plants	6,850
Plants of Ethnobotanical Interest	800

Database on Threatened Plants of India

A database on Indian Red Data Book plants was developed during the first phase of the project period (1989-1992) with the help of Botanical Survey of India's publication of Red Data Book Plants of India (Nayar & Sastry 1987). Nearly 625 species of plants are recorded in this publication which is in 3 vols. This database contains detail information about the plant's Taxonomy, Red data book status, Habits and Distribution in various States. All the species are analysed to produce a state-wise list of threatened species. The main aim behind developing this database is to produce a list of threatened species for each state.

The number of species recorded in each state is given in the braces.

Floral Checklist of States/Protected Areas

We are also collecting and documenting published checklist of plants for various States and Protected Area in the country.