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 |
Andhra Pradesh, Orissa & West Bengal |
Restricted |
|
Sonneratia grifithii |
Orissa, West Bengal & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Sesuvium sesuvioides |
Gujarat & Maharastra |
Restricted |
|
Lasianthus acuminatus |
Karnatak |
Rare |
|
Lasianthus parvifolius |
Karnatak |
Rare |
|
Oldenlandia nitida |
Kerala & Tamil Nadu |
Restricted |
|
Oldenlandia stricta |
Andhra Pradesh & Orissa |
Restricted |
|
Randia dumetorium |
East Coast |
Restricted |
|
Scypiphora hydrophyllacea |
Andhra Pradesh & Andaman |
Rare |
|
Blumeopsis flava |
Karnatak & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Helichrysum cutchicum |
Gujarat |
Restricted |
|
Kleinia grandiflora |
Karnatak & Tamil Nadu |
Restricted |
|
Launea resedifolia |
Gujarat |
Rare |
|
Pluchea arguta |
Gujarat |
Restricted |
|
Sphaeromorphaea australis |
Orissa |
Restricted |
|
Synedrella nodiflora |
Throughout the Mainland Coast |
Rare |
|
Scaevola plumierii |
Andhra Pradesh & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Manilkara littoralis |
Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Olea dioica |
Karnatak & Kerala |
Restricted |
|
Ochrosia oppositifolia |
Andaman |
Rare |
|
Finlaysonia obovata |
Mahanadi Delta, Sundarban & Andaman |
Rare |
|
Canscora decussata |
Kerala & Tamil Nadu |
Rare |
|
Exacum pedunculatum |
Orissa & West Bengal |
Restricted |
|
Adelocaryum caelestinum |
Karnatak & Kerala |
Restricted |
|
Ehretia acuminata |
Karnatak, Maharastra, Orissa & Andaman |
Rare |
|
Heliotropium crispum |
Saurashtra in Gujarat |
Restricted |
|
Sericostema pauciflorum |
Gujarat |
Rare |
|
Tournefortea argentea |
Lakshadweep |
Restricted |
|
Hewittia scandens |
Gulf of Mannar & Lakshadweep |
Restricted |
|
Ipomoea obscura |
Gujarat, Karnatak, Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh |
Rare |
|
Limnophila indica |
Orissa & West Bengal |
Restriction |
|
Lindernia anagallis |
Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Orissa & West Bengal |
Rare |
|
Rhincoglossum obliquum |
Karnatak & Tamil Nadu |
Restricted |
|
Acanthus ebracteatus |
Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Acanthus volubilis |
West Bengal & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Blepharis indica |
Gujarat, Maharastra & Tamil Nadu |
Rare |
|
Peristrophe paniculata |
Gujarat & Maharastra |
Restricted |
|
Vitex trifolia |
Goa, Karnatak & Kerala |
Restricted |
|
Avicennia marina var. acutissima |
Gujarat, Orissa & West Bengal |
Restricted |
|
Leucas diffusa |
East and West Peninsular Coast |
Rare |
|
Ocimum gratissimum |
Kerala, Maharastra & East Coast |
Rare |
|
Pisonea aculeata |
Karnatak, Kerala & Tamil Nadu |
Rare |
|
Amaranthus tricolor |
Gujarat, Maharastra & Karnatak |
Rare |
|
Digera muricata |
Karnatak, Maharastra & East Coast |
Rare |
|
Nothosaerva brachiata |
Karnatak, Kerala & Tamil Nadu |
Rare |
|
Suaeda fruticosa |
Gujarat & Andhra Pradesh |
Restricted |
|
Suaeda maritima |
Gujarat & West Coast |
Restricted |
|
Apama siliquosa |
Karnatak |
Restricted |
|
Aristolochia tagala |
Karnatak & Tamil Nadu |
Rare |
|
Litsea nitida |
Orissa |
Rare |
|
Hernandia peltata |
Andaman |
Rare |
|
Acalypha brachystachya |
Kerala, Lakshadweep & Tamil Nadu |
Rare |
|
Antidesma acidum |
Tamil Nadu & Orissa |
Rare |
|
Bridelia retusa |
Gujarat |
Rare |
|
Euphorbia atoto |
Karnatak & Lakshadweep |
Restricted |
|
Euphorbia caducifolia |
Gujarat |
Rare |
|
Euphorbia heterophylla |
Gujarat & Tamil Nadu |
Rare |
|
Euphorbia orbiculata |
Tamil Nadu, andhra Pradesh & West Bengal |
Rare |
|
Jatropha glandulifera |
Rameswaram |
Rare |
|
Jatropha gossypifolia |
Orissa & West Bengal |
Restricted |
|
Micrococca mercurialis |
Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh |
Rare |
|
Sebastiana chamaclea |
Kerala |
Restricted |
|
Cycas rumphii |
Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Enhalus acoroides |
Rameswaram |
Restricted |
|
Halophila stipulacea |
Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh |
Restricted |
|
Burmannia coelestis |
Karnatak & Tamil Nadu |
Restricted |
|
Bulbophyllum mysorense |
Karnatak |
Restricted |
|
Coelogynae thailandica |
Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Phoenix farinaria |
Coromandal Coast |
Restricted |
|
Phoenix paludosa |
Orissa, Werst Bengal & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Nypa fruticans |
West Bengal & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Pandanus andamanensium |
Andaman |
Endemic |
|
Pandanus leram |
Andaman |
Endemic |
|
Sagittaria guayanensis |
Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & Orissa |
Rare |
|
Aponogeton crispus |
Southern India |
Endemic |
|
Halodule uninervis |
Maharastra & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Potamogeton malaianus |
Tamil Nadu, Orissa & Andaman |
Restricted |
|
Syringodium isoetifolium |
Tamil Nadu |
Restricted |
|
Ruppia maritima |
Orissa (Chilka) & West Bengal |
Restricted |
|
Acrocerus munroanum |
Kerala & West Bengal |
Rare |
|
Aristida hystrix |
Maharastra & Kerala |
Rare |
|
Arthraxon villosus |
Maharastra & Kerala |
Rare |
|
Bhidea burnsiana |
Maharastra & Kerala |
Rare |
|
Brachiaria setigera |
Gujarat & West Bengal |
Restricted |
|
Dimeria lowsonii |
Kerala & Tamil Nadu |
Rare, Endemic |
|
Eragrostis atrovirens |
Kerala & Tamil Nadu |
Restricted |
|
Eragrostis coarcata |
Maharastra & Tamil Nadu |
Rare |
|
Eragrostis subsecunda |
Kerala |
Rare |
|
Eragrostis tef |
Kerala |
Restricted |
|
Hymenachne acutigluma |
Kerala & Tamil Nadu |
Rare |
|
Ischaemum santapaui |
Maharastra |
Restricted |
|
Ischaemum thomsoniannum |
Kerala, Maharastra & Tamil Nadu |
Rare |
|
Ischaemum vembadense |
Maharastra & Kerala |
Rare |
|
Panicum miliaceum |
Tamil Nadu & Orissa |
Restricted |
|
Sacciolepis myosuroides |
Karnatak |
Rare |
|
Sporobolus coromandelianus |
Coromandel Coast |
Restricted |
MAT FORMING STRAND CREEPERS
C. pedunculatus
Dolichos ciliatus
C. stoloniferus
Indigofera asplanthoides
Ipomoea pes-caprae
I. Uniflora
I. repens
Launaea sarmentosa
I. tuba
Paspalum vaginatum
I. achaemum
Perotis indica
Sesuvium portulacastrum Sporobolus
virginicus
Trianthema hydaspica
Trachys muricata
Vigna luteola
Zoysia matrella
A. nodiflora var. roxburghii Artiplex repens
Astragalus prolixus A. stocksii
Borreria articularis Corchorus depressus
B. sticta
Crotalaria burhia
Desmodium biarticulatum C. laburnifolia
Enicostema hyssopifolium C. medicagenea
Euphorbia atoto C.
nana
E. rosea
C. rigida
Fimbristylis spathacea C. striata
F. junciformis
C. trifoliastrum
Geniosporum tenuiflorum C. verrucosa
Gisekia pharmaceoides Glinus oppositifolius
Heliotropium currasavicum Helichrysum cutchicum
Heylandia latebrosa Hydrophylax maritima
Indigofera cordifolia Lotus garcini
Mollugo cerviana Nesaea
lanceolata
M. disticha
Osbeckia zeylanica var. non rostrata
Peplidium maritimum Phaseolus trilobus
Phyllanthus rotundifolius Polycarpaea corymbosa
Psilostachys sericea P. spicata
Pulicaria angustifolia Rothia indica
Scaevola sericea Synostemon
bacciforme
Taverniera cuneifolia Tephrosia spinosa
Trianthema triquetra T. strigosa
Xyris indica
Zornia gibbosa
STRAND CLIMBERS
Brewiera evolvuloides
Caesalpinia crista
Capparis sepiaria
Cassytha filiformis
Cissus quadrangularis
Dalbergia spinosa
Derris uliginosa,
Fagellaria indica
Heterostemma tanjorensis Hibiscus
tiliaceus
Leptadena reticulata
Mucuna gigantea
Parsonia helicandra,
Pisonia aculeata
Pachygone zeylanica
Sarcolobus carinatus
Sarcostemma acidum
Sapindus emarginatus
Solanum trilobatum
STRAND PLANTS WITH PERENNATING ORGANS
STRAND SHRUBS AND TREES
Acrostichum aureum (a Strand Fern) Alhagi pseudalhagi
Asparagus dumosus
Clerodendrum inerme
Dimorphocalyx glabellus Halopyrum
mucronatum
Jatropha glandulifera
Limnonium stocksii
Rock Strand
Saccaharum officinarum Solanum
arundo
Sinifix littoreus
Syzygium rusifolium
Tamarix articulata
Tamarix troupii
Anacardium occindentale Atalantia
angulata
Borasus flabellifera
Capparis cartilaginea
Calophyllum inophyllum Capparis
cartilaginea
Calotropis gigantea
Cauarina equisetifolia
C. procera
Cerbera manghas
Cocos nucifera
Colubrina asiatica
Commiphora wightii
Erythrina indica
Cordia subcordata
Erythrina indica
Euphorbia caudifolia
Grewia tenax
E. nivulia
Guettarda speciosa
Gymnosporia emarginata
Hernandia ovigera
Heritiera littoralis
Hibiscus tuliaceus
Hyphaene indica
Ixora coccinea
Maba buxifolia
Morinda citrifolia
Messerchimidia argentea
Premna corymbosa
Pongamia pinnata
P. latifolia
Samadera indica
P. serratifolia
Salvadora persica
Scaevola taccada
Scutia myrtina
Streblus asper
Suriana maritima
Thespesia populnea