SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION
NATURAL VEGETATION INDIA
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80, 000
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5, 000
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4, 000
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1, 000
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Detailed explanation-1: -India has 2, 603 tree species, of which 650 are endemic or native to certain parts of the country; and 469 of them are threatened.
Detailed explanation-2: -Possessing a tremendous diversity of climate and physical conditions, India has great variety of fauna, numbering 92, 037 species, of which insects alone include 61, 375 species.
Detailed explanation-3: -Our country India is one of the 12 mega bio-diversity countries of the world. With about 47, 000 plant species India occupies tenth place in the world and fourth in Asia in plant diversity.
Detailed explanation-4: -In India, 45000 plant species are recorded. In our country, more than 100000 plant species are still not described. Most of the plant species belong to flowering plants. About 20000 species of Angiosperms have been recorded.