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This is a list of plants from Nagaland that are considered rare, threatened, endangered, or extinct by the IUCN or the Botanical Survey of India.[1][2]

The BSI status symbols used are extinct (Ex), extinct/endangered (Ex/E), endangered (E), vulnerable (V), rare (R) and indeterminate (I). Two letter state identification codes are used (see ISO 3166-2:IN). The IUCN status is indicated where available.

Magnoliopsida[edit | edit source]

Species Family BSI status IUCN status Notes
Begonia wattii Begoniaceae E
Silene vagans Caryophyllaceae I
Senecio rhabdos Asteraceae R Also found in Manipur
Kalanchoe roseus Crassulaceae E Also found in Manipur
Rhododendron elliottii Ericaceae I Also found in Manipur
Rhododendron formosum Ericaceae V Also found in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Mizoram
Rhododendron johnstoneanum Ericaceae I Also found in Manipur and Mizoram
Rhododendron macabeanum Ericaceae R Also found in Manipur
Michelia punduana Magnoliaceae R Also found in Khasi Hills, Meghalaya
Cyclea watti Menispermaceae I Only found in Nagaland
Acranthera tomentosa Rubiaceae V Also found in Assam and Meghalaya
Ophiorrhiza gracilis Rubiaceae I Only recorded in Kohima
Ophiorrhiza griffithii Rubiaceae I Only found in Nagaland
Ophiorrhiza tingens Rubiaceae V Also found in Assam, Meghalaya, and Tripura
Ophiorrhiza wattii Rubiaceae E Also found in Manipur and Meghalaya
Pimpinella evoluta Apiaceae Ex/E Only recored in Jakpho in Nagaland
Pimpinella flaccida Apiaceae I Only recorded in Kohima

Liliopsida[edit | edit source]

Species Family BSI status IUCN status Notes
Pollia pentasperma Commelinaceae I Also found in Mizoram and Meghalaya
Aerides vandara Orchidaceae I Also found in Assam and Meghalaya
Coelogyne prolifera Orchidaceae I Also found in Khasi Hills
Galeola lindleyana Orchidaceae I Also found in Meghalaya and Sikkim
Liparis pulchella Orchidaceae I Also found in Meghalaya
Renanthera imschootiana Orchidaceae E Also found in Manipur and Mizoram
Hedychium marginatum Zingiberaceae Ex Only found in Nagaland

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Kameswara Rao, C.; Geetha, B.L.; Suresh, Geetha (2003). Red list of threatened vascular plant species in India. Ministry of Environment and Forests.
  2. Henry, A.N.; Vivekananthan, K.; Nair, N.C. (1978). "Rare and threatened flowering plants of South India". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 75: 684–697.