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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 8 union territories.

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.[1]

States edit

State Common name Regional name Binomial name Image
Andhra Pradesh Jasmine మల్లెపూవు (Mallepūvu) Jasminum sambac  
Arunachal Pradesh Foxtail Orchid Rhynchostylis retusa  
Assam Foxtail Orchid কপৌ ফুল (Kopou phul) Rhynchostylis retusa  
Bihar Orchid Tree (Kachnar) Bauhinia variegata  
Chhattisgarh French Marigold चंदैनी गोंदा (Chandaini Gonda) Tagetes patula  
Goa Frangipani Plumeria rubra  
Gujarat African Marigold ગલગોટો (Galgoto) Tagetes erecta[2]  
Haryana Lotus कमल (kamal) Nelumbo nucifera  
Himachal Pradesh Pink rhododendron Rhododendron campanulatum  
Jharkhand Palash Butea monosperma  
Karnataka Lotus ಕಮಲ (Kamala) Nelumbo nucifera  
Kerala Golden shower tree കണിക്കൊന്ന (Kaṇikkeānna) Cassia fistula  
Madhya Pradesh Parrot tree Butea monosperma  
Maharashtra Pride of India (Jarul)[3] ताम्हण (Tāmhaṇa) Lagerstroemia speciosa[4]  
Manipur Siroi lily Lilium mackliniae  
Meghalaya Gambar Cypripedioideae  
Mizoram Red Vanda Renanthera imschootiana  
Nagaland Rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum  
Odisha Ashoka[5][6] ଅଶୋକ (Aśoka) Saraca asoca  
Punjab Gladiolus N/A  
Rajasthan Rohira Tecomella undulata  
Sikkim Noble orchid Cymbidium goeringii  
Tamil Nadu Glory lily காந்தள் பூ (Kāntaḷ pū) Gloriosa superba  
Telangana Tangedu Puvvu తంగేడు పువ్వు (Taṅgēḍu puvvu) Senna auriculata  
Tripura Nag Kesar Mesua ferrea  
Uttar Pradesh Palash[7][8] Butea monosperma  
Uttarakhand Brahma Kamal Saussurea obvallata  
West Bengal Night flowering jasmine শিউলি ফুল (Śi'uli phula) Nyctanthes arbor-tristis  

Union territories edit

Union territory Common name(s) Binomial name Images
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman Pyinma[9][failed verification] Lagerstroemia hypoleuca
Chandigarh Palash[10] Butea monosperma  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu not yet designated
Delhi Alfalfa Medicago sativa  
Jammu and Kashmir Common rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum  
Ladakh Himalayan Blue Poppy Meconopsis betonicifolia  
Lakshadweep Neelakurinji Strobilanthes kunthiana  
Puducherry Cannonball tree's flower Couroupita guianensis  

See also edit

 
Board showing the list of state flowers at Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary

References edit

  1. ^ "State Animals, Birds, Trees and Flowers of India". www.frienvis.nic.in. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. ^ http://2.imimg.com/data2/OT/FH/MY-/shiv-pdf.pdf for the scientific name
  3. ^ "State Flower Jarul :: Maharashtra". city flowers Social Work. 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016. State Flower
  4. ^ Government of Maharashtra ENVIS Cell :Important native trees of India Archived 24 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "CyberOrissa.com :: Orissa". cyberorissa.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012. State Flower
  6. ^ "Orissa State Symbols". mapsofindia.com. 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012. The state flower is the 'Ashoka' flower
  7. ^ "Palash gets state flower's status". The Times of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2012. Palash (Butea monosperma) is now the state flower of Uttar Pradesh
  8. ^ "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
  9. ^ "State Flowers of India". www.bsienvis.nic.in. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  10. ^ State Animal, Bird, Tree and Flower of Chandigarh (PDF).

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