Floral Diversity

Species in major group of plants – India & Kerala

Sl.No Plant Groups  World(estimated) India* Kerala ** % in India
1 Bryophytes 14,500 2504 465*** 18.57
2 Pteridophytes 12,000 1267 337 26.59
3 Gymnosperms 650 74 5 6.75
4 Angiosperms 250,000 17,926 4606 25.69

* India 5th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity , 2014
**Plant Biodiversity of Kerala State – An overview , W. Arisdason & P. Lakshminarasimhan, BSI
***Checklist of Bryophytes of Kerala, Manju, C.N., K.P. Rajesh and P.V. Madhusoodanan, Tropical Bryology Research Reports, No : 7, 2008