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