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List of Indian state flowers

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

List of Indian state flowers
State Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image
Andhra Pradesh Jasmine Jasminum officinale[5] Jasminum multiflorum 0001.jpg
Arunachal Pradesh Foxtail orchid Rhynchostylis retusa[6] File:Rhynchostylis retusa (Foxtail orchid).jpg
Assam
Bihar Kachnar Bauhinia variegata[7] 100px
Goa Red jasmine Plumeria rubra 100px
Gujarat Marigold Tagetes erecta Gondephool (Konkani- गाँडेंफूल) (420116693).jpg
Haryana Lotus Nelumbo nucifera 100px
Himachal Pradesh Pink rhododendron Rhododendron campanulatum[8] 100px
Jharkhand Palash Butea monosperma 100px
Karnataka Lotus Nelumbo nucifera 100px
Kerala Golden shower Cassia fistula Cassia fistula flower twig.jpg
Madhya Pradesh Palash Butea monosperma 100px
Maharashtra Jarul Lagerstroemia speciosa File:Lagerstroemia speciosa 24.JPG
Manipur Siroi lily Lilium mackliniae 100px
Meghalaya Lady's slipper orchid Paphiopedilum insigne[9] 100px
Mizoram Red vanda Renanthera imschootiana Renanthera imschootiana 01.jpg
Nagaland Rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum[10] 100px
Odisha Ashoka Saraca asoca Sita-Ashok (Saraca asoca) flowers in Kolkata W IMG 4146.jpg
Punjab Sword lily Gladiolus grandiflorus[11] Gladiolus x grandiflorus 'En Mélange' JRVdH 01.jpg
Rajasthan Rohira Tecomella undulata Tecomella undolata in Punjab, India.jpg
Sikkim Noble orchid Cymbidium goeringii File:Cymbidium goeringii 'Setsuzan'.jpg
Tamil Nadu Glory lily Gloriosa superba[12] 100px
Telangana Tanner's cassia Senna auriculata 100px
Tripura Nageswar Mesua ferrea[13] File:Mesua ferrea AJTJ DSCN7073.jpg
Uttar Pradesh Palash Butea monosperma[14] 100px
Uttarakhand Brahma kamal Saussurea obvallata 100px
West Bengal Night flowering jasmine Nyctanthes arbor-tristis 100px

Union territories

List of Indian state flowers (Union territories)
Union territory Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman Pyinma Lagerstroemia hypoleuca Lagerstroemia indica Blanco1.207.png
Chandigarh Palash Butea monosperma[15] 100px
Delhi Alfalfa Medicago sativa Medicago-sativa-inflorescence.jpg
Jammu and Kashmir Common rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum[16] 100px
Ladakh Himalayan blue poppy Meconopsis aculeata[17] 100px
Lakshadweep Neelakurinji Strobilanthes kunthiana 100px
Puducherry Cannonball flower Couroupita guianensis File:Beetle on flower,coimbatore - panoramio.jpg

References

  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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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. https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/a-family-in-nagaland-is-on-a-mission-to-conserve-the-state-flower-rhododendron-93700. Retrieved 1 May 2024. 
  11. ↑ "State symbols of Punjab". Unacademy. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  12. ↑ Tamil Nadu goes all out to promote flame lily. 23 November 2023. https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/tamil-nadu-goes-all-out-to-promote-flame-lily/article5382874.ece. 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 (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. https://www.voiceofladakh.in/2023/12/himalayan-blue-poppy-meconopsis-aculeata-declared-as-ladakhs-state-flower/. Retrieved 31 December 2023. 
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