‘India is one of the twelve mega diversity country of the world’. Explain.
1. Our country is one of the twelve mega bio-diversity countries of the world.
2. With about 47000 plant species India occupies tenth place in the world and fourth in Asia in plant diversity.
3. There are about 15000 flowering plants in India which account for 6% in the world’s total number of flowering plants.
4. The country has many non-flowering plants such as ferns, algae and fungi.
5. India also has approximately 90000 species of animals as well as rich variety of fish in its fresh and marine waters
