Question

what are endemic plants of andhra pradesh

Answer 1

Andhra Pradesh state comprises of mainly four vegetation types, the forest, alongthe coast, in aquatic zones and waste lands and weed vegetation. They constitute a total of 2601 plant species belonging to 1035 genera and 173 families. A total of 19 Rare, Endangered and Threatened plants are encountered in this region. Many plants that are endemic to peninsular India and some exclusive endemics are edaphically and climatically adapted to different ecological zones of this region.Introduction Andhra Pradesh the fifth largest state in the Indian Union. The state lies between the latitudes 12037’ N and 19054’ N and longitudes 760 46’ E and 840 46’ in southern part of India. The total area of the state is 2, 75,068 km2. Topographically 35% of the state area lies below 150m altitude forming coastal plains; about 15% area lies between150-300m; 37% area between 300-600m; 10% area between 600-900m and the remaining area lies above 900m altitude. The state has a long coastline of 968 Km. The state comprises twenty three districts which are grouped into three distinct regions, Rayalaseema, Telangana and Coastal Andhra Pradesh. Geographically the state can be divided into coastal plains (Srikakulam to Nellore districts), Eastern Ghats running parallel to east coast and Western pene-plains (covering Kurnool plains, most parts of Anantapur district and Telangana districts). About 64,000 Km2of the total .