Table-I; No. of Angiosperms collected from the Indian coast.
|
|
No. of Families |
No. of Genera |
No. of Species |
|
Monocot |
21 |
124 |
248 |
|
Dicot |
105 |
425 |
721 |
|
Total |
126 |
549 |
969 |
Table-II; Family, genera and species distributed in different coastal states in India.
|
Region of coast |
States/ Parts |
No. of Families |
No. of Genera |
No. of species |
|
East Coast |
West Bengal |
101 |
358 |
568 |
|
|
Orissa |
112 |
370 |
632 |
|
|
Andhra Pradesh |
103 |
357 |
545 |
|
|
Tamil Nadu |
114 |
433 |
727 |
|
|
Total |
123 |
480 |
838 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Coast |
Kerala |
105 |
376 |
595 |
|
|
Karnataka |
109 |
379 |
597 |
|
|
Maharastra |
102 |
350 |
585 |
|
|
Goa |
87 |
254 |
340 |
|
|
Total |
114 |
461 |
796 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gujarat Coast |
Gujarat |
87 |
318 |
392 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Andaman & Nicobar |
|
66 |
124 |
166 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lakshadweep |
|
20 |
34 |
40 |
Table III; Species with special status with respect to different coastal states/areas.
|
Species |
Distribution |
Status |
Artabotrys hexapetalus |
East Coast |
Restricted |
|
Alphonsea ventricosa |
Orissa & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Polyalthia korinthi |
East Coast |
Restricted |
|
Brassica napus |
East Coast |
Restricted |
|
Polygala arillata |
Coromandal, Malabar and Konkan Coast |
Restricted |
|
Salomonia ciliata |
Peninsular Coast |
Restricted |
|
Polycarpaea spicata |
Gujarat & East Coast |
Restricted |
|
Tamarix aphylla |
Gujarat & Andhra Pradesh |
Restricted |
|
Tamarix dioica |
Gujarat, Kerala, Maharastra & Orissa |
Rare |
|
Bergia capensis |
Gujarat, Karnatak & Maharasra |
Restricted |
|
Bergia suffruticosa |
Gujarat, Karnatak & Maharastra |
Rare |
|
Calophyllum apetalum |
Coromandal, Malabar & Konkan Coast |
Restricted |
|
Calophyllum polyanthum |
Coromandal, Malabar & Konkan Coast |
Restricted |
|
Abelmoschus moschatus |
Kerala, Maharastra, Tamil Nadu & Orissa |
Rare |
|
Hibiscus surattensis |
Gujarat & West Coast |
Restricted |
|
Senra incana |
Gujarat |
Restricted |
|
Sida ovata |
Gujarat, Maharastra & Orissa |
Restricted |
|
Heritiera fomes |
Mahanadi Delta & Sundarban |
Restricted |
|
Heritiera kanikensis |
Mahanadi Delta |
Restricted |
|
Heritiera littoralis |
Mahanadi Delta, Karnatak, Kerala & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Brownlowia tersa |
Mahanadi Delta and Sundarban |
Restricted |
|
Fagonia indica |
Gujarat and Konkan Coast |
Restricted |
|
Peganum hermala |
Gujarat, Karnatak & Maharastra |
Restricted |
|
Zygophyllum simplex |
Gujarat & Konkan Coast |
Restricted |
|
Quassia indica |
Karnatak, Kerala & Tamil Nadu |
Restricted |
|
Suriana maritima |
Lakshadweep & Coastal islands of Tamil Nadu |
Restricted |
|
Aglaia cucullata |
Mahanadi Delta, Sundarban & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Aglaia elaeagnoidea |
Gujarat & Konkan Coast |
Restricted |
|
Walsura trifoliata |
Gujarat & Konkan Coast |
Rare |
|
Xylocarpus granatum |
Godavari & Mahanadi Deltas, Sundarban & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Xylocarpus mekongensis |
Mahanadi Delta, Sundarban & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Xylocarpus moluccensis |
Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Scutia myrtina |
Malabar and Coromandal Coasts |
Restricted |
|
Buchanania axillaris |
Karnatak, Maharastra & Tamil Nadu |
Rare |
|
Holigarna longifolia |
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa |
Rare |
|
Rourea minor |
Karnatak, Kerala, Orissa & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Alhagi pseudalhagi |
Gujarat, Goa, Maharastra |
Restricted |
|
Alysicarpus homosus |
Gujarat, Orissa & West Bengal |
Restricted |
|
Alysicarpus scarious |
All through the Mainland Coast |
Rare |
|
Crotalaria burhia |
Gujarat |
Restricted |
|
Crotalaria filipes |
Gujarat, Karnatak & Maharastra |
Restricted |
|
Crotalaria medicaginea |
Gujarat, Tamil Nadu & Orissa |
Restricted |
|
Crotalaria superflorens |
Karnatak & Tamil Nadu |
Restricted |
|
Dalbergia spinosa |
East Coast |
Restricted |
|
Desmodium dichotomum |
Karnatak, Kerala & West Bengal |
Restricted |
|
Erythrina variegata |
East Coast |
Restricted |
|
Flemingia strobilifera |
Malabar & Konkan Coast |
Restricted |
|
Indigofera argentea |
Gujarat |
Restricted |
|
Indigofera trita |
Karnatak, Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh |
Restricted |
|
Lotus garcini |
Maharastra |
Restricted |
|
Macroptilium lathyroides |
Konkan & Malabar Coast |
Restricted |
|
Macrotyloma dimersus |
Karnatak, Kerala, Maharastra |
Restricted |
|
Mucuna gigantea |
Malabar, Sundarban & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Mucuna pruriens |
Sundarban |
Restricted |
|
Rothia indica |
Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal |
Restricted |
|
Stylosanthes fruticosa |
Karnatak & Kerala |
Restricted |
|
Tephrosia maxima |
Orissa & West Bengal |
Rare |
|
Tephrosia spinosa |
Gujarat, Maharastra & Andhra Pradesh |
Restricted |
|
Tephrosia strigosa |
Gujarat, Karnatak & Maharastra |
Lakshadweep |
|
Uraria lagopus |
Karnatak, Maharastra, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal |
Rare |
|
Uraria rufescens |
Karnatak, Kerala & Maharastra |
Restricted |
|
Cynometra iripa |
Deltaic islands of Orissa, Sundarban & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Cynometra ramiflora |
East Coast & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Delonix elata |
Gujarat & West Coast |
Restricted |
|
Dichrostachys cinerea |
Karnatak & Tamil Nadu |
Restricted |
|
Intsia bijuga |
Deltaic islands of Orissa, Sundarban & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Acacia chundra |
Gujarat |
Restricted |
|
Acacia senegal |
Gujarat |
Restricted |
|
Mimosa hamata |
Karnatak, Kerala & Tamil Nadu |
Restricted |
|
Prosopis glandulosa |
Gujarat |
Restricted |
|
Myriophyllum indicum |
East Coast |
Restricted |
|
Bruguiera cylindrica |
East Coast & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Bruguiera parviflora |
East Coast & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Bruguiera sexangula |
East Coast |
Restricted |
|
Ceriops tagal |
Orissa, West Bengal, & Andaman |
Rare |
|
Kandelia candel |
East Coast |
Restricted |
|
Rhizophora stylosa |
Orissa |
Rare |
|
Lumnitzera littorea |
Tamil Nadu & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Melaleuca leucadendron |
Gujarat & West Coast |
Restricted |
|
Memecylon grande |
Karnatak, Kerala & Goa |
Restricted |
|
Pemphis acidula |
Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Lakshadweep |
Restricted |
|
Barringtonia asiatica |
Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Careya arborea |
Kerala |
Restricted |
|
Sonneratia apetala |