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Which among the following area in India has the largest number of endemic plant species?
Answer: Option D
THE WESTERN GHATS (SAHYADRI) COVERS A TOTAL AREA OF 140,000 SQ KM. IT IS A PART OF THE STATES OF KARNATAKA, TAMIL NADU, KERALA, GOA, MAHARASHTRA AND GUJARAT. THE LARGEST NUMBERS OF ENDEMIC PLANT SPECIES ARE FOUND HERE. IT WAS DECLARED A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE AND A HOT-SPOT OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.
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THE WESTERN GHATS (SAHYADRI) COVERS A TOTAL AREA OF 140,000 SQ KM. IT IS A PART OF THE STATES OF KARNATAKA, TAMIL NADU, KERALA, GOA, MAHARASHTRA AND GUJARAT. THE LARGEST NUMBERS OF ENDEMIC PLANT SPECIES ARE FOUND HERE. IT WAS DECLARED A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE AND A HOT-SPOT OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.
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