Mains Paper II · 4 Environment & Ecology · 4.3 Biodiversity and species

4.3.9 Threatened and endemic plants of India

India's flora is rich in endemics; the plants most often tested are red sanders and Beddome's cycad of Andhra Pradesh, medicinal Himalayan herbs such as kuth and jatamansi, and the orchids and pitcher plant protected under the Wildlife Act.

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Key terms

  • red sanders
  • Beddome's cycad
  • sandalwood
  • Himalayan yew
  • kuth
  • jatamansi
  • pitcher plant
  • blue vanda
  • lady's slipper orchid
  • neelakurinji
  • endemic plants
  • Schedule III

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