List of endemic plants in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

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Of the 3,300 species of flowering plants in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in southern India, 132 are endemic. The reserve encompasses portions of the Western Ghats and Nilgiri Hills in the states of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. They are listed by plant family. Plants with an asterisk* are listed in The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Plants with a dagger (†) are presumed extinct.[1]

Acanthaceae

Adoxaceae

Amaranthaceae

Annonaceae

Apiaceae

Apocynaceae

Aquifoliaceae

Araceae

Arecaceae

Asclepiadaceae

Asteraceae

Balsaminaceae

Celastraceae

Chrysobalanaceae

Commelinaceae

Convolvulaceae

Cyperaceae

Eriocaulaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Fabaceae

Gentianaceae

Labiatae

Lauraceae

Loranthaceae

Melastomataceae

Myrtaceae

Orchidaceae

Oxalidaceae

Pittosporaceae

Poaceae

Primulaceae

Ranunculaceae

Rubiaceae

Rutaceae

Sapotaceae

Smilacaceae

Symplocaceae

Umbelliferae

Urticaceae

Viscaceae

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