List of Indian state flowers

India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is made up of 29 states and 7 union territories. All Indian states have their own government and Union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. As most of the other countries India too has a national emblem-The lion capital. Apart from India's national emblem, each of its States and Union Territories have their own state seals and symbols which include state animals, birds, trees, flowers etc.[1] A list of state flowers of India is given below. See Symbols of Indian states and territories for a complete list of all State characters and seals.

State Common name Scientific name Image
Andhra Pradesh Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
Arunachal Pradesh Lady's slipper orchid Cypripedioideae
Assam Kopou phul Rhynchostylis gigantea
Bihar Orchid Tree (Kachnar) Bauhinia variegata
Chhattisgarh Not declared yet Not declared yet Not declared yet
Goa Not declared yet Not declared yet Not declared yet
Gujarat African Marigold Tagetes erecta[2]
Haryana Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
Himachal Pradesh Common rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Jammu and Kashmir Common rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Jharkhand Palash Butea monosperma
Karnataka Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
Kerala Golden shower tree Cassia fistula
Madhya Pradesh Lilium candidum Lilium candidum
Maharashtra Jarul Lagerstroemia speciosa[3]
Manipur Siroi lily Lilium mackliniae
Meghalaya Lady's slipper Cypripedioideae
Mizoram Red Vanda Renanthera imschootiana
Nagaland Rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum
Odisha Ashoka[4][5] Saraca asoca
Punjab Lilium candidum Lilium candidum
Rajasthan Rohira Tecomella undulata
Sikkim Noble orchid Cymbidium goeringii
Tamil Nadu Glory lily Gloriosa superba
Telangana Ranawara Senna auriculata
Tripura Nag Kesar Mesua ferrea
Uttar Pradesh Palash[6][7] Butea monosperma
Uttarakhand Brahma Kamal Saussurea obvallata
West Bengal Night-flowering Jasmine Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
Union territory Common name Scientific name Image
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman Pyinma[8][9] Lagerstroemia hypoleuca
Chandigarh Palash[10] Butea monosperma
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Not Designated
Daman and Diu Not Designated
Delhi Not Designated
Lakshadweep Not Designated
Puducherry Cannonball tree's flower Couroupita guianensis

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.affairscloud.com/symbols-of-states-of-india/
  2. ↑ http://2.imimg.com/data2/OT/FH/MY-/shiv-pdf.pdf for the scientific name
  3. ↑ Government of Maharashtra ENVIS Cell :Important native trees of India
  4. ↑ "CyberOrissa.com :: Orissa". cyberorissa.com. 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012. State Flower
  5. ↑ "Orissa State Symbols". mapsofindia.com. 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012. The state flower is the ‘Ashoka’ flower
  6. ↑ "Palash gets state flower's status - Times Of India". indiatimes.com. 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2012. Palash (Butea monosperma) is now the state flower of Uttar Pradesh
  7. ↑ "IE Briefs - Indian Express". indianexpress.com. 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2012. The Uttar Pradesh government has declared ‘Palash’ or the ‘Flame of Forest’ as the state flower
  8. ↑ "State Symbols of India". General Knowledge 2016/2017.
  9. ↑ "State Flowers of India". www.bsienvis.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
  10. ↑ State Animal, Bird, Tree and Flower of Chandigarh (PDF).

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