What percentage of India's ~17,500 angiosperm species are ENDEMIC (found only in India)?
AAbout 5 percent (a small fraction)
BAbout 15 percent (modest fraction)
CAbout 32 percent (significant fraction)
DAbout 80 percent (the vast majority)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. About 32 percent (significant fraction)
India has ~17,500 native angiosperm species
~5,500 (~32%) are ENDEMIC.
Most concentrated in Western Ghats + Eastern Himalayas, two of India's four biodiversity hotspots.
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