Flora of India - Wikipedia Flora of India Lotus, the national flower of India Part of a series on the Wildlife of India Biodiversity Flora Fauna Lists Amphibians Ants Birds Butterflies Fish Mammals Molluscs Moths Odonates Reptiles Spiders Endangered animals Protected areas Biosphere reserves Wildlife sanctuaries Conservation areas Private protected areas Reserved and protected forests Conservation and community reserves Communal forests Lists National parks Ramsar Sites Conservation Projects Tiger Elephant Acts of Parliament Indian Forest Act 1927 Wildlife Protection Act 1972 Wildlife Protection Act 2002 Organisations National Ministry of Environment and Forests National Biodiversity Authority Indian Forest Service / Survey Forest Institute Wildlife Institute Tiger Conservation Authority Zoo Authority International Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ( CITES ) International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) South Asian Zoo Association ( SAZARC ) World Association of Zoos and Aquariums ( WAZA ) World Society for the Protection of Animals ( WSPA ) World Wide Fund for Nature ( WWF ) Related topics Indian natural history Environmental issues Fossil parks Forestry Tourism Lists Ecoregions Botanical gardens Zoological gardens Portal The flora of India is one of the richest in the world due to the wide range of climate, topology and habitat in the country. There are estimated to be over 18,000 species of flowering plants in India, which constitute some 6 - 7 percent of the total plant species in the world. India is home to more than 50,000 species of plants, including a variety of endemics. The use of plants as a source of medicines has been an integral part of life in India from the earliest times. There are more than 3000 Indian plant species officially documented as possessing great medicinal potential. India is divided into eight main floristic regions : Western Himalayas, Eastern Himalayas, Assam, Indus plain, Ganges plain, the Deccan, Malabar and the Andaman Islands. Contents 1 Forests and wildlife resource 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Forests and wildlife resource Mudumalai Wildlife Reserve in Tamil Nadu In 1992, around 7, 43,534 km of land in the country was under forests and 92 percent of that belongs to the government. Only 22.7 percent is forested compared to the recommended 33 percent of the National Forest Policy Resolution 1952. Majority of it are broad - leaved deciduous trees which comprise one - sixth sal and one - tenth teak. Coniferous types are found in the northern high altitude regions and comprise pines, junipers and deodars. India 's forest cover ranges from the tropical rainforest of the Andaman Islands, Western Ghats, and Northeast India to the coniferous forest of the Himalaya. Between these extremes lie the sal - dominated moist deciduous forest of eastern India ; teak - dominated dry deciduous forest of central and southern India ; and the babul - dominated thorn forest of the central Deccan and western Gangetic plain. Pine, fir, spruce, cedar, larch and cypress are the timber - yielding plants of which several also occur widely in the hilly regions of India See also Flora of the Indian epic period Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education References Jump up ^ Majid, Husain ( 2014 - 01 - 01 ). Geography of India. McGraw - Hill Education. p. 5.2. ISBN 9789351343578. Jump up ^ Nag, Prithvish ; Sengupta, Smita ( 1992 - 01 - 01 ). Geography of India. Concept Publishing Company. p. 79. ISBN 9788170223849. SPECIES CHECKLIST : Species Diversity in India ; ENVIS Centre : Wildlife & Protected Areas ( Secondary Database ) ; Wildlife Institute of India ( WII ) ENVIS Centre : Wildlife & Protected Areas ( Secondary Database ) ; Wildlife Institute of India ( WII ) Free EBOOK : Special Habitats and Threatened Plants of India ; Wildlife Institute of India ( WII ) ENVIS Centre on Conservation of Ecological Heritage and Sacred Sights of India ; ENVIS ; C.P.R. Environmental Education Centre is a Centre of Excellence of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flora of India. List of Indian medicinal plants on the Biodiversity of India website. A list of 932 commercially traded Indian medicinal plants ( as per the ENVIS - FRLHT database ) and their taxonomic status. Hooker, J.D. Flora of British India Volume 1 Hooker, J.D. Flora of British India Volume 2 Hooker, J.D. Flora of British India Volume 3 Hooker, J.D. Flora of British India Volume 4 Hooker, J.D. Flora of British India Volume 5 Hooker, J.D. 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Question: how many species of plants are found in india
Answer: more than 50,000