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Floral Statistics of India 2018
Floral Statistics of India 2018
PHYTOGEOGRAPHICAL ZONES OF INDIA
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India can broadly be classified into 11 different phytogeographical zones namely
- North-West Himalayas
- Indo-Gangetic Plains
- Eastern Himalayas (Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim)
- Assam (Northeastern India excluding Arunachal Pradesh and North Bengal)
- Central India
- Arid Zone
- Northern Western Ghats and Northern West Coast
- Southern Western Ghats, Southern West Coast and Lakshadweep
- Deccan
- Eastern Ghats and Coromandel Coast
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Source: Balakrishnan, N.P. 1996. Phytogeographic Divisions: General Considerations. In: Singh, N.P., Singh, D.K., Hajra, P.K. & Sharma, B.D. (eds.), Flora of India. Introductory Volume (Part I). Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta. pp. 197–204.
TABLE: TOTAL NUMBER OF PLANT SPECIES (INCLUDING VIRUS, BACTERIA, ALGAE, FUNGI AND LICHENS) AND THEIR STATUS IN INDIA
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SI.
No.
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Type
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Number of known Species
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Percentage of Occurrence in India
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Number of Endemic Species in India
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Number of Threatened Species in India
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World
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India
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I
1.
2.
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Flowering Plants
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
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1021
2,68,600
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81
18,532
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7.93%
6.90%
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12
4,303
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7
1,700
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III
1.
2.
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Non-flowering Plants
Bryophytes
Pteridophytes
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16,236
12,000
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2,754
1,293
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16.96%
10.76%
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629
66
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c. 80
414
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III
1.
2.
3.
4.
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Others
Virus and Bacteria
Algae
Fungi
Lichen
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11,813
40,000
98,998
17,000
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1,196
7,396
15,223
2,528
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10.12 %
18.49%
15.38%
14.87%
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Not known
1,924
c. 4,100
c. 520
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Not known
Not known
c. 580
Not known
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Total
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4,65,688
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49,003
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–
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–
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–
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Source: World figures are based on the Second edition of the "Numbers of Living Species in Australia and the World" (Chapman, 2009); data on the number of species in India are taken from "Plant Discoveries 2017 – New Genera, Species and New Records" edited by Paramjit Singh and S.S. Dash, published by Botanical Survey of India in 2018.
PIE CHART SHOWING OVERALL THREAT STATUS OF FLOWERING PLANTS IN INDIA
STATUS CATEGORY SUMMARY OF MAJOR TAXONOMIC GROUPS IN PLANTS (INCLUDING ALGAE, FUNGI AND LICHENS)
(IUCN RED LIST VERSION 2018-2 Table 4b & 4c)
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CLASS*
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EX
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EW
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CR
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EN
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VU
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LR/ cd
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NT
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DD
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LC
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Total
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Anthocerotopsida
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0
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0
|
0
|
2
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
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Bryopsida
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2
|
0
|
12
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13
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7
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0
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1
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3
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3
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41
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Charophyaceae
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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3
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8
|
11
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Chlorophyceae
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
0
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0
|
1
|
0
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1
|
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Cycadopsida
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0
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4
|
53
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65
|
74
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0
|
63
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3
|
45
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307
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Florideophyceae
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1
|
0
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6
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0
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3
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0
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0
|
44
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4
|
58
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Ginkgoopsida
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
|
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Gnetopsida
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0
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0
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0
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1
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3
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0
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7
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10
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76
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97
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Jungermanniopsida
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1
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0
|
10
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11
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12
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0
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1
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0
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10
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45
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Liliopsida
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9
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4
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501
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812
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717
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10
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352
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669
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2,585
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5,659
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Lycopodiopsida
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0
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0
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13
|
11
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16
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0
|
9
|
8
|
29
|
86
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Magnoliopsida
|
107
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26
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2,192
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3,453
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4,889
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174
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1,372
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1,456
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6,443
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20,112
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Marchantiopsida
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0
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0
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1
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3
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2
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0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
11
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Pinopsida
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0
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0
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29
|
96
|
79
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0
|
98
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7
|
298
|
607
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Polypodiopsida
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2
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1
|
62
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69
|
78
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0
|
26
|
54
|
180
|
472
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Sphagnopsida
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0
|
0
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0
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0
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2
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0
|
0
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0
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0
|
2
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Takakiopsida
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
1
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0
|
0
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0
|
0
|
1
|
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Ulvophyceae
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0
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0
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0
|
0
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0
|
0
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0
|
1
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0
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1
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Total (Plants)
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122
|
35
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2,878
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4,537
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5,883
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184
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1,929
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2,263
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9,679
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27,510
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OTHER GROUPS
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Agaricomycetes
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0
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0
|
4
|
12
|
18
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0
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
42
|
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Lecanoromycetes
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0
|
0
|
6
|
8
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
22
|
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Pezizomycetes
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
Sordariomycetes
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
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Total (Fungi)
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0
|
0
|
10
|
20
|
23
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0
|
6
|
4
|
3
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66
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Phaeophyceae
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0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
15
|
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Total (Protists)
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0
|
0
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
0
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15
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*Plants: Anthocerotopsida (hornworts); Bryopsida, Sphagnopsida and Takakiopsida (true mosses); Charophyaceae, Chlorophyceae and Ulvophyceae (green algae); Cycadopsida (cycads); Florideophyceae (red algae); Ginkgoopsida (ginkgo); Gnetopsida (gnetums); Jungermanniopsida and Marchantiopsida (liverworts); Liliopsida (monocotyledons); Lycopodiopsida (club mosses and spike mosses); Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons); Polypodiopsida (ferns) and Pinopsida (conifers).
Other groups: Agaricomycetes (mushrooms, etc.); Lecanoromyctes (discolichens); Pezizomycetes (apothecial fungi); Phaeophyceae (brown algae).
IUCN STATUS CATEGORY SUMMARY OF PLANTS AT GLOBAL LEVEL – A COMPARISON
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Sl. No.
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Categories
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IUCN Red List version 2014-2
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IUCN Red List version 2015-2
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IUCN Red List version 2016-2
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IUCN Red List version 2017-2
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IUCN Red List version 2018-2
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