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| type = [[Union territory]] | | type = [[Union territory]] | ||
| image_flag = | | image_flag = Indian Territory flag of Lakshadweep (proposed).png | ||
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage | | image_skyline = {{Photomontage | ||
| photo1a = Lakshadweep - Agatti Islands.jpg | | photo1a = Lakshadweep - Agatti Islands.jpg | ||
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|region_type= <!-- Type of state or region (default is State) --> | |region_type= <!-- Type of state or region (default is State) --> | ||
| country = <!-- e.g., India --> | | country = <!-- e.g., India --> | ||
| flag = | | flag = [[File:Indian Territory flag of Lakshadweep (proposed).png|50px|left]] [[Flag of Lakshadweep]] | ||
| emblem = [[Emblem of Lakshadweep]] | | emblem = [[Emblem of Lakshadweep]] | ||
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| flower = | | flower = [[File:Kurinji Flowers.jpg|50px|left]] [[Kurinji Flower]] (Strobilanthes kunthianus) | ||
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| tree = [[File:Breadfruit Tree.jpg|50px|left]] [[Bread fruit]] (Artocarpus incisa) | | tree = [[File:Breadfruit Tree.jpg|50px|left]] [[Bread fruit]] (Artocarpus incisa) | ||
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The region does not have a rich flora and almost all the plants can be found on the mainland of India. There is also an absence of forest in the region. Nearly 400 species of flowering plants have been documented, including three species of sea grasses ''[[Cymodocea isoetifolia]]'', ''[[Syringodium isoetifolium]]'' and ''[[Thalassia hemprichii]]'', other [[angiosperms]] as ''[[Pandanus]]'', ''[[Heliotropium foertherianum]]'', ''[[Tournefortia argentea]]'' and ''[[Pemphis acidula]]'' as well as [[fungi]], [[algae]], [[lichen]]s are also found. The common flora of the coral sands include coconut groves and coastal shrubs as ''[[Pemphis acidula]]'', ''[[Cordia subcordata]]'', ''[[Scaevola taccada]]'', ''[[Thespesia populnea]]'', ''[[Suriana maritima]]'', ''[[Dodonaea viscosa]]'', ''[[Guettarda speciosa]]'' and [[seaweeds]] such as [[sea lettuce]]s, ''[[Codium]]'' and ''[[Hypena]]''.<ref name=planningreport1/><ref>Rao, T.A. & J.L. Ellis, ''Flora of Lakshadweep Islands off the Malabar coast, peninsular India, with emphasis on phytogeographical distribution of plants''. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19:235-250. 1995</ref> | The region does not have a rich flora and almost all the plants can be found on the mainland of India. There is also an absence of forest in the region. Nearly 400 species of flowering plants have been documented, including three species of sea grasses ''[[Cymodocea isoetifolia]]'', ''[[Syringodium isoetifolium]]'' and ''[[Thalassia hemprichii]]'', other [[angiosperms]] as ''[[Pandanus]]'', ''[[Heliotropium foertherianum]]'', ''[[Tournefortia argentea]]'' and ''[[Pemphis acidula]]'' as well as [[fungi]], [[algae]], [[lichen]]s are also found. The common flora of the coral sands include coconut groves and coastal shrubs as ''[[Pemphis acidula]]'', ''[[Cordia subcordata]]'', ''[[Scaevola taccada]]'', ''[[Thespesia populnea]]'', ''[[Suriana maritima]]'', ''[[Dodonaea viscosa]]'', ''[[Guettarda speciosa]]'' and [[seaweeds]] such as [[sea lettuce]]s, ''[[Codium]]'' and ''[[Hypena]]''.<ref name=planningreport1/><ref>Rao, T.A. & J.L. Ellis, ''Flora of Lakshadweep Islands off the Malabar coast, peninsular India, with emphasis on phytogeographical distribution of plants''. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 19:235-250. 1995</ref> | ||