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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] Rhynchostylis retusa (Foxtail orchid).jpg
Assam
Bihar Kachnar Bauhinia variegata[7] Kanchanara (Sanskrit- काञ्चनार) (5506110076).jpg
Goa Red jasmine Plumeria rubra Flowers of Plumeria rubra in West Bengal, India.jpg
Gujarat Marigold Tagetes erecta Gondephool (Konkani- गाँडेंफूल) (420116693).jpg
Haryana Lotus Nelumbo nucifera Sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera.jpg
Himachal Pradesh Pink rhododendron Rhododendron campanulatum[8] Pink Rhododendron Blossom Prashar Himachal Apr11 P1020872.jpg
Jharkhand Palash Butea monosperma Butea monosperma (1).jpg
Karnataka Lotus Nelumbo nucifera Sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera.jpg
Kerala Golden shower Cassia fistula Cassia fistula flower twig.jpg
Madhya Pradesh Palash Butea monosperma Butea monosperma (1).jpg
Maharashtra Jarul Lagerstroemia speciosa Lagerstroemia speciosa 24.JPG
Manipur Siroi lily Lilium mackliniae Lilium mackliniae.jpg
Meghalaya Lady's slipper orchid Paphiopedilum insigne[9] Paphiopedilum insigne Orchi 02.jpg
Mizoram Red vanda Renanthera imschootiana Renanthera imschootiana 01.jpg
Nagaland Rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum[10] Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum (1).jpg
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 Cymbidium goeringii 'Setsuzan'.jpg
Tamil Nadu Glory lily Gloriosa superba[12] Gloriosa superba (Glory Lily) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0224.jpg
Telangana Tanner's cassia Senna auriculata Tangedu flower.jpg
Tripura Nageswar Mesua ferrea[13] Mesua ferrea AJTJ DSCN7073.jpg
Uttar Pradesh Palash Butea monosperma[14] Butea monosperma (1).jpg
Uttarakhand Brahma kamal Saussurea obvallata Brahmakamal Kaluvinayak Chamoli Uttarakhand 2014-08-23.jpg
West Bengal Night flowering jasmine Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis) flower at Madhurawada 02.JPG

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] Butea monosperma (1).jpg
Delhi Alfalfa Medicago sativa Medicago-sativa-inflorescence.jpg
Jammu and Kashmir Common rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum[16] Rhododendron ponticum 2.jpg
Ladakh Himalayan blue poppy Meconopsis aculeata[17] Meconopsis aculeata - Blue Poppy on way from Gangria to Valley of Flowers National Park - during LGFC - VOF 2019 (5).jpg
Lakshadweep Neelakurinji Strobilanthes kunthiana Strobilanthes kunthianus Kurinji Flowers.jpg
Puducherry Cannonball flower Couroupita guianensis Beetle on flower,coimbatore - panoramio.jpg

References

  1. ↑ States and Union TerritoriesGovernment of India. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ↑ National SymbolsGovernment of India. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 State symbols of IndiaGovernment of India. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Scientific namesA-Z animals. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ↑ State symbols of APGovernment of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  6. ↑ State flower of AssamGovernment of India. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  7. ↑ State flower of BiharGovernment of India. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Flora and fauna of Himachal PradeshGovernment 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 TripuraGovernment of Tripura. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  14. ↑ K.S. Dogra. State flower of Uttar PradeshBotanical Survey of India. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  15. ↑ State Animal, Bird, Tree and Flower of ChandigarhGovernment 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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