Out of 19,156
species of vascular plants (Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Pteridophytes)
so far recorded from the country, 1236 species belong to different threatened
categories like Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, etc. Out of these, 17 species of plants are considered as
possibly extinct as they have not been collected from wild for more than last
fifty years :
1.
Isoetes dixitii Shende,
2.
Isoetes sampthkumarnii L.N. Rao,
3.
Selaginella cataractarum
Alston,
4.
Lastreopsis wattii (Bedd.) C. Chr.,
5.
Ophiorrhiza brunonis Wight
& Arn.,
6.
Ophiorhiza caudata C.
Fischer,
7.
Ophiorrhiza radicans Gardn.,
8.
Wenlandia angustifolia
Wight,
9.
Sterculia khasiana Deb,
10. Carex repanda C.B. Clarke,
11. Eragrostis rottleri Stapf ,
12. Eriochrysis rangacharii C.B.
Clarke,
13. Dipcadi concanense (Dalz.)
Baker,
14. Dipcadi reidii Deb & Dasgupta,
15. Urginea polyphylla Hook. f.,
16. Corypha taliera Roxb.,
17. Hedychium marginatum C.B.
Clarke
This was
stated by Shrimati Jayanthi
Natarajan Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests, in the Lok
Sabha today, in a written reply to a question by Dr. Mahendrasinh P. Chauhan. No report on
illegal trade of the aforesaid species have been brought to the notice of this
Ministry, the Minister added.
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