Flora of Assam

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3,616 plants found, including:

Lilium mackliniae (Shirui Lily) Sealy 1949
plant species in the liliaceae family
Lilium mackliniae, the Shirui lily or Shirui Kashong Timrawon, is a rare Indian species of plant found only in the upper reaches of the Shirui hill ranges in the Ukhrul district of Manipur, India, at an elevation of 1,730–2,590 metres (5,680–8,500 ft) above sea level. It is located near the boundary of Myanmar to the east, Shirui village in the west, Choithar village in the south and Sihai village in the north. This shade-loving lily has pale bluish-pink petals but has seven colours when observed through a microscope. In the wild, it flowers in the monsoon months of June and July. They are
Epipremnum meeboldii K.Krause 1910
plant species in the araceae family
Epipremnum meeboldii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Epipremnum and the family Araceae. It is native to the Indian state of Assam (Manipur).
Bulbophyllum fallax Rolfe 1889
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum fallax is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum.
Bulbophyllum iners Rchb.f. 1880
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Bulbophyllum iners is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum found in Assam, India.
Larsenianthus assamensis S.Dey, Mood & S.Choudhury 2010
plant species in the zingiberaceae family
Larsenianthus assamensis is a species of the genus Larsenianthus in the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). It was first described in 2010 and is native to northeastern India.
Trachycarpus ukhrulensis M.Lorek & K.C.Pradhan 2006
plant species in the arecaceae family
Trachycarpus ukhrulensis is a plant species endemic to the Manipur region in Assam, India.
Sterculia khasiana Debb. ex Biswas 1934
extinct plant species in the malvaceae family
Sterculia khasiana was a species of plant in the family Malvaceae. It was an endemic tree of the Khasi Hills in Meghalaya in India. It became extinct due to habitat loss.
Musa ochracea K.Sheph. 1964
plant species in the musaceae family
Musa ochracea is a plant in the banana and plantain family native to tropical Asia (in India). The specific epithet, "ochracea", is a Latin word meaning "ochracaceous" (ochre-colored).
Goniothalamus simonsii Hook.f. & Thomson 1855
endangered plant species in the annonaceae family
Goniothalamus simonsii is a species of flowering plant in the Annonaceae family. It is a shrub or tree endemic to Meghalaya in northeastern India.
Curcuma prakasha S.Tripathi 2002
plant species in the zingiberaceae family
Curcuma prakasha is a species in the ginger family of plants, somewhat new to science. It was collected from open grassland (alt. c. 400m.) in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya State in India (its only known location) by its binomial author, Sunil Tripathi. He named it in Honor of Dr. Ved Prakash, an economic botanist, ethnobotanist and taxonomist. C. prakasha is ant-pollinated, and flowers and bears its fruit both in May. The rhizomes of C. prakasha are used locally to treat bruises and swollen throats. It is closely related to C. neilgherrensis Wight.
Carex ecostata C.B.Clarke 1894
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex ecostata is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Nagaland, Assam, India.
Carex distracta C.B.Clarke 1894
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex distracta is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Assam in India. The species was first described by the botanist Charles Baron Clarke in 1894 as a part of the Joseph Dalton Hooker work The Flora of British India.
Begonia wattii C.B.Clarke 1889
plant species in the begoniaceae family
Begonia wattii is a plant of the family Begoniaceae, native to Northeast India. The British botanist C. B. Clarke originally described it in 1885.
Roscoea ngainoi A.A.Mao & Bhaumik 2008
plant species in the zingiberaceae family
Roscoea ngainoi is a perennial herbaceous plant occurring in the Ukhrul district of Manipur state, India. Most members of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), to which it belongs, are tropical, but like other species of Roscoea, R. ngainoi grows in much colder mountainous regions.
Rhododendron wattii Cowan 1936
vulnerable plant species in the ericaceae family
Rhododendron wattii is a species of plant in the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to India.
Rhododendron macabeanum G.Watt ex Balf.f. 1920
plant species in the ericaceae family
Rhododendron macabeanum, the McCabe rhododendron, is a species of flowering plant in the heath family, Ericaceae. It is native to Assam and Manipur in northeastern India. It is a large evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 12 m (39 ft) in height, with leathery leaves up to 30 cm (12 in) in length. The felted undersides are a grey or buff colour. The flowers, borne in trusses in spring, are bell-shaped, pale to deep yellow, with a purple basal blotch. In cultivation in the UK Rhododendron macabeanum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is hardy down to −10
Carex repanda C.B.Clarke 1894
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex repanda is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to Assam in northern eastern India.
Adinandra griffithii Dyer 1874
critically endangered plant species in the pentaphylacaceae family
Adinandra griffithii is a species of plant in the Pentaphylacaceae family.
Pinalia acutifolia (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Pinalia acutifolia is a species of plant within the orchid family. It is native to the Indian subcontinent.
Parakaempferia A.S.Rao & D.M.Verma 1971
plant genus in the zingiberaceae family
Parakaempferia is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It contains only one known species, Parakaempferia synantha, first described in 1971 and endemic to the Assam region of eastern India.
Ilex khasiana Purkay. 1938
critically endangered plant species in the aquifoliaceae family
Ilex khasiana is a species of plant in the family Aquifoliaceae. It is endemic to Meghalaya state in northeast India. Four very rare specimens grow on Shillong Peak, 10 km west of Shillong, Meghalaya.
Hypericum assamicum S.N.Biswas 1971
perennial plant species in the hypericaceae family
Hypericum assamicum is a species of flowering plant in the St. John's wort family, Hypericaceae. It is endemic to India. Hypericum assamicum is one of two species of Hypericum in the section Hypericum sect. Sampsonia.
Etlingera loroglossa (Gagnep.) R.M.Sm. 1986
plant species in the zingiberaceae family
Etlingera loroglossa is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by François Gagnepain, and was given its current name by Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera loroglossa is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae. The range of the species is Assam in India. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Bythophyton Hook.f. 1884
plant genus in the plantaginaceae family
Bythophyton is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. Its native range is Eastern Himalaya. Species: Bythophyton indicum (Hook.f. & Thomson) Hook.f.
Strobilanthes parryorum C.E.C.Fisch. 1928
plant species in the acanthaceae family
Strobilanthes parryorum is a flowering plant of Strobilanthes genus native to Northeast India and Chittagong Hill Tracts in the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot. It was first described by botanist Cecil Ernest Claude Fischer from specimens provided by botanist Annie Dunnet Parry from the Lushai Hills.
Nymphaea manipurensis Asharani & Biseshwori 2014
plant species in the nymphaeaceae family
Nymphaea manipurensis is a species of waterlily endemic to Assam, India.
Impatiens nagorum Gogoi, Moaakum & S.Dey 2017
plant species in the balsaminaceae family
Impatiens nagorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Balsaminaceae. It is native to parts of northeastern India, in the Naga Hills region.
Gleadovia konyakianorum Odyuo, D.K.Roy & Aver. 2017
plant species in the orobanchaceae family
Gleadovia konyakianorum is a species of parasitic plant native to the Mon district in Nagaland, India. The species named in honour of the Konyak people in Nagaland.
Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor Asharani & Biseshwori 2014
plant variety in the nymphaeaceae family
Nymphaea manipurensis var. versicolor is a variety of the water lily species Nymphaea manipurensis endemic to Manipur, India.
Nepenthes khasiana (Pitcher Plant) Hook.f. 1873
endangered plant species in the nepenthaceae family
Nepenthes khasiana (; after the Khasi Hills, to which it is largely endemic) is an endangered tropical pitcher plant of the genus Nepenthes. It is the only Nepenthes species native to India. It is thought to attract prey by means of blue fluorescence.

Credits & Sources

Region data:
WGSRPD Standard, Brummitt, R.K., Pando, F., Hollis, S., Brummitt, N.A. (2001). World geographical scheme for recording plant distributions. Edit. 2. TDWG Standard no2. Pittsburg (PA, USA): Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University. Full standard, 2nd Edition
WGSRPD Presentation, Pando, F. (2020) The TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions Standard. Rationale and history (presentation). CC-BY.
Map data:
Natural Earth Data, Tom Patterson, Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso et al, Hypsometric Tints and Terrain Elevations, 2009 - 2025, Public Domain, NACIS (North American Cartographic Information Society).
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