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This is a list and index to the flora of the Indian subcontinent.

Contents 1 Non-flowering Plants 1.1 PSILOTOPHYTA 1.2 LYCOPODIOPHYTA 1.3 EQUISETOPHYTA 1.4 POLYPODIOPHYTA 1.5 PINOPHYTA - CYCADOPHYTINA 1.6 PINOPHYTA - PINOPHYTINA 1.7 PINOPHYTA - GNETOPHYTINA 2 Flowering plants 2.1 MAGNOLIIDAE 2.1.1 Winteraceae 2.1.2 Calycanthaceae 2.1.3 Saururaceae 2.1.4 Nelumbonaceae 2.1.5 Menispermaceae 2.1.6 Magnoliaceae 2.1.7 Lauraceae 2.1.8 Piperaceae 2.1.9 Nymphaeaceae 2.1.10 Coriariaceae 2.1.11 Annonaceae 2.1.12 Hernandiaceae 2.1.13 Aristolochiaceae 2.1.14 Ranunculaceae 2.1.15 Papaveraceae 2.1.16 Myristicaceae 2.1.17 Chloranthaceae 2.1.18 Illiciaceae 2.1.19 Berberidaceae 2.1.20 Fumariaceae 2.2 HAMAMELIDAE 2.3 CARYOPHYLLIDAE 2.4 DILLENIIDAE 2.5 ROSIDAE 2.6 ASTERIDAE 2.7 ALISMATIDAE 2.8 ARECIDAE 2.9 COMMELINIDAE 2.10 ZINGIBERIDAE 2.11 LILIIDAE 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Non-flowering Plants

[edit] PSILOTOPHYTA

• Psilotaceae
• Psilotum nudum (Western Ghats, Central India and northeast India)
• Psilotum complanatum Sw. Nicobar Islands^[1]

[edit] LYCOPODIOPHYTA

• Lycopodiaceae
• Selaginellaceae

[edit] EQUISETOPHYTA

• Equisetaceae

[edit] POLYPODIOPHYTA

• Marattiaceae
• Ophioglossaceae
• Gleicheniaceae
• Polypodiaceae
• Thelypteridaceae

[edit] PINOPHYTA - CYCADOPHYTINA

• Cycadaceae

[edit] PINOPHYTA - PINOPHYTINA

• Araucariaceae
• Cupressaceae
• Pinaceae
• Podocarpaceae

1. Podocarpus wallichianus [1]

• Taxaceae

1. Taxus wallichiana
2. Taxus baccata

• Taxodiaceae

1. Cryptomeria japonica Introduce'

[edit] PINOPHYTA - GNETOPHYTINA

• Ephedraceae
• Gnetaceae
• Welwitschiaceae

[edit] Flowering plants

[edit] MAGNOLIIDAE

[edit] Winteraceae

[edit] Calycanthaceae

[edit] Saururaceae

[edit] Nelumbonaceae

[edit] Menispermaceae

[edit] Magnoliaceae

[edit] Lauraceae

[edit] Piperaceae

[edit] Nymphaeaceae

[edit] Coriariaceae

[edit] Annonaceae

• False Ashoka / Mast tree Polyalthia longifolia

[edit] Hernandiaceae

[edit] Aristolochiaceae

[edit] Ranunculaceae

[edit] Papaveraceae

[edit] Myristicaceae

[edit] Chloranthaceae

[edit] Illiciaceae

[edit] Berberidaceae

[edit] Fumariaceae

[edit] HAMAMELIDAE

• Platanaceae
• Cannabaceae
• Urticaceae
• Fagaceae
• Hamamelidaceae
• Moraceae

1. Ficus benghalensis
2. Ficus religiosa
3. Ficus elastica
4. Ficus benjamina

• Juglandaceae
• Betulaceae
• Ulmaceae
• Cecropiaceae
• Myricaceae
• Casuarinaceae

1. Casuarina equisetifolia

[edit] CARYOPHYLLIDAE

• Phytolaccaceae
• Cactaceae
• Basellaceae
• Plumbaginaceae
• Nyctaginaceae
• Chenopodiaceae
• Molluginaceae
• Aizoaceae
• Amaranthaceae
• Caryophyllaceae
• Didiereaceae
• Portulacaceae
• Polygonaceae

[edit] DILLENIIDAE

• Dilleniaceae
• Sterculiaceae
• Cistaceae
• Loasaceae
• Monotropaceae
• Paeoniaceae
• Bombacaceae
• Violaceae
• Salicaceae
• Sapotaceae
• Ochnaceae
• Malvaceae
• Tamaricaceae
• Capparaceae
• Ebenaceae
• Sarcolaenaceae
• Lecythidaceae
• Turneraceae
• Brassicaceae
• Styracaceae
• Theaceae
• Sarraceniaceae
• Passifloraceae
• Moringaceae
• Theophrastaceae
• Marcgraviaceae
• Nepenthaceae
• Caricaceae
• Bataceae
• Myrsinaceae
• Clusiaceae
• Droseraceae
• Fouquieriaceae
• Epacridaceae
• Primulaceae
• Elaeocarpaceae
• Flacourtiaceae
• Cucurbitaceae
• Ericaceae
• Tiliaceae
• Bixaceae
• Begoniaceae
• Pyrolaceae

[edit] ROSIDAE

• Connaraceae
• Elaeagnaceae
• Cornaceae
• Euphorbiaceae

1. Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)

• Simaroubaceae
• Pittosporaceae
• Proteaceae
• Garryaceae
• Rhamnaceae
• Cneoraceae
• Hydrangeaceae
• Gunneraceae
• Olacaceae
• Leeaceae
• Meliaceae

1. Melia azedarach

• Grossulariaceae
• Sonneratiaceae
• Santalaceae
• Vitaceae
• Rutaceae
• Crassulaceae
• Lythraceae

1. Duabanga grandiflora

• Viscaceae
• Erythroxylaceae
• Zygophyllaceae
• Saxifragaceae
• Thymelaeaceae
• Rafflesiaceae
• Linaceae
• Oxalidaceae
• Rosaceae
• Myrtaceae
• Celastraceae
• Malpighiaceae
• Geraniaceae
• Chrysobalanaceae
• Punicaceae
• Aquifoliaceae
• Polygalaceae
• Limnanthaceae
• Surianaceae
• Onagraceae
• Icacinaceae
• Sapindaceae
• Tropaeolaceae
• Mimosaceae
• Melastomataceae
• Corynocarpaceae
• Hippocastanaceae
• Balsaminaceae
• Caesalpiniaceae
• Combretaceae

1. Terminalia arjuna
2. Terminalia bellerica
3. Terminalia chebula
4. Terminalia catappa

• Dichapetalaceae
• Aceraceae
• Araliaceae
• Fabaceae
• Rhizophoraceae
• Buxaceae
• Anacardiaceae
• Apiaceae

[edit] ASTERIDAE

• Loganiaceae
• Menyanthaceae
• Plantaginaceae
• Gesneriaceae
• Rubiaceae
• Gentianaceae
• Polemoniaceae
• Buddlejaceae
• Acanthaceae
• Caprifoliaceae
• Apocynaceae

1. Hemidesmus indicus
2. Plumeria rubra

• Hydrophyllaceae
• Oleaceae
• Pedaliaceae
• Valerianaceae
• Asclepiadaceae
  • Decalepis hamiltonii
• Lennoaceae
• Scrophulariaceae
• Bignoniaceae
• Dipsacaceae
• Solanaceae
• Boraginaceae
• Globulariaceae
• Lentibulariaceae
• Asteraceae
• Convolvulaceae
• Verbenaceae
• Myoporaceae
• Campanulaceae
• Cuscutaceae
• Lamiaceae
• Orobanchaceae
• Goodeniaceae

[edit] ALISMATIDAE

• Alismataceae
• Hydrocharitaceae
• Potomogetonaceae

[edit] ARECIDAE

• Arecaceae
  • Areca catechu (Cultivated)
• Cyclanthaceae
• Pandanaceae
• Araceae
• Lemnaceae

[edit] COMMELINIDAE

• Commelinaceae
• Joinvilleaceae
• Cyperaceae
• Typhaceae
• Eriocaulaceae
• Juncaceae
• Poaceae

[edit] ZINGIBERIDAE

• Bromeliaceae
• Heliconiaceae
• Zingiberaceae
• Cannaceae
• Strelitziaceae
• Musaceae
• Costaceae
• Marantaceae

[edit] LILIIDAE

• Pontederiaceae
• Iridaceae
• Xanthorrhoeaceae
• Smilacaceae
• Orchidaceae
• Haemodoraceae
• Aloeaceae
• Hanguanaceae
• Dioscoreaceae
• Liliaceae
• Agavaceae
• Taccaceae
• Burmanniaceae

[edit] See also

• Flora and fauna of Goa
• Flora and fauna of Karnataka
• Flora and fauna of Kerala
• Fauna of India

[edit] References

1. ^ Chuahan, Nidhi; Hitendra Padalia, Stutee Gupta, M. C. Porwal, and P. S. Roy (July 2003). "Psilotum complanatum Sw., a rare epiphytic fern ally of Great Nicobar Island: Exploration and habitat monitoring". Current Science 85 (2): 193–197. 

[edit] External links

• 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. Flora of British India Volume 6

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