Question

A plant endemic to India is

• A. Banyan

• B. Ginkgo

• C. Triticum

• D. Sequoia

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Banyan is an endemic species of India. Endemic means a species which is native to a place and is not found anywhere else in the world. Endemic basically means indigenous. The more endemic species at a place more is the biodiversity of that place. Another example includes the Nilgiri tahr, also known as Nilgiri Ibex is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and some part of Western Ghats of Kerala.

So, the correct answer is 'Banyan'.