List of Indian state flowers

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India, officially the Republic of India is a country in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.[1] All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols.[2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including flowers listed below.

States[edit]

List of Indian state flowers
State Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image
Andhra Pradesh Jasmine Jasminum officinale[5]
Arunachal Pradesh Foxtail orchid Rhynchostylis retusa[6]
Assam
Bihar Kachnar Bauhinia variegata[7]
Goa Red jasmine Plumeria rubra
Gujarat Marigold Tagetes erecta
Haryana Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
Himachal Pradesh Pink rhododendron Rhododendron campanulatum[8]
Jharkhand Palash Butea monosperma
Karnataka Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
Kerala Golden shower Cassia fistula
Madhya Pradesh Palash Butea monosperma
Maharashtra Jarul Lagerstroemia speciosa
Manipur Siroi lily Lilium mackliniae
Meghalaya Lady's slipper orchid Paphiopedilum insigne[9]
Mizoram Red vanda Renanthera imschootiana
Nagaland Rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum[10]
Odisha Ashoka Saraca asoca
Punjab Sword lily Gladiolus grandiflorus[11]
Rajasthan Rohira Tecomella undulata
Sikkim Noble orchid Cymbidium goeringii
Tamil Nadu Glory lily Gloriosa superba[12]
Telangana Tanner's cassia Senna auriculata
Tripura Nageswar Mesua ferrea[13]
Uttar Pradesh Palash Butea monosperma[14]
Uttarakhand Brahma kamal Saussurea obvallata
West Bengal Night flowering jasmine Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

Union territories[edit]

List of Indian state flowers (Union territories)
Union territory Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman Pyinma Lagerstroemia hypoleuca
Chandigarh Palash Butea monosperma[15]
Delhi Alfalfa Medicago sativa
Jammu and Kashmir Common rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum[16]
Ladakh Himalayan blue poppy Meconopsis aculeata[17]
Lakshadweep Neelakurinji Strobilanthes kunthiana
Puducherry Cannonball flower Couroupita guianensis

References[edit]

  1. ^ "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ^ "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ^ "State symbols of AP". Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  6. ^ State flower of Assam (PDF) (Report). Government of India. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  7. ^ State flower of Bihar (PDF) (Report). Government of India. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Flora and fauna of Himachal Pradesh". Government of Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  9. ^ "State symbols of Meghalaya". Unacademy. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  10. ^ "A family in Nagaland is on a mission to conserve the state flower, rhododendron". Down to Earth. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  11. ^ "State symbols of Punjab". Unacademy. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Tamil Nadu goes all out to promote flame lily". The Hindu. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  13. ^ "State symbols of Tripura". Government of Tripura. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  14. ^ K.S. Dogra. State flower of Uttar Pradesh (PDF) (Report). Botanical Survey of India. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  15. ^ State Animal, Bird, Tree and Flower of Chandigarh (PDF) (Report). Government of Chandigarh. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Rhododendron red alert". Nature in Focus. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Himalayan blue poppy declared state flower". Voice of Ladakh. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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