India: Flora
Total Number of Known Living Species
- Flora: ~47,500 species – about 7-8% of the world’s total plant species.
- Includes ~15,000 flowering plants.
- Includes 2,603 tree species.
- About 15,000 plants are threatened or endangered, about 33% of all plants in India, including 18% of its tree species.
- There are 35 billion trees in India, or only 25 trees per person.