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Which of the following is endangered in India?
  1. Taxus baccata
  2. Rauwolffia serpentina
  3. All of the above
  4. Nepenthes

A
Taxus baccata
B
Nepenthes
C
All of the above
D
Rauwolffia serpentina
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Rauvolfia serpentina, or Indian snakeroot or sarpagandha, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and East Asia. Rauvolfia serpentina is declining in the wild, due to the collection for its medicinal uses.
Taxus baccata is a conifer native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia. It has greater economic and medicinal values than the other gymnosperms in the region. The anticancer substances found in the tree are useful for human health.
Nepenthes khasiana is a tropical pitcher plant of the genus Nepenthes. It is the only Nepenthes species native to India.
Thus, the correct answer is option D.

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