List of Indian state vegetables

The Federalised National Vegetable of India.

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 vegetables listed below.

States

List of Indian state vegetables
State	Common name^[3]	Binomial name^[4]
Andhra Pradesh	Brinjal	Solanum melongena
Arunachal Pradesh^{[n 1]}.	Raja Mircha	Capsicum chinense
Assam	Indian-snake gourd/Chichinga	Trichosanthes cucumerina
Bihar	Indian-sponge gourd	Luffa acutangula
Chhattisgarh	Golden beetroot	Beta vulgaris
Goa	Red pumpkin	Cucurbita maxima
Gujarat	Indian-Bitter gourd	Momordica charantia
Haryana	Chameleon melon (cucumber)	Cucumis callosus/Cucumis pubescens
Himachal Pradesh	Himachali Lingri	Diplazium esculentum
Jharkhand	Cassava	Manihot esculenta
Karnataka	Udupi Mattu Gulla	Solanum melongena
Kerala	Indian drumstick	Moringa oleifera
Madhya Pradesh	Indian garlic	Allium sativum
Maharashtra	Ivy gourd	Coccinia grandis
Manipur	Water spinach	Ipomoea aquatica
Meghalaya	Tree-tomato	Cyphomandra betacea
Mizoram	Mizo-mustard greens/Hlabok	Brassica juncea rugosa
Nagaland	Naga Viper pepper/Ghost pepper	Capsicum frutescens
Odisha	Bristly-Balsam pear	Momordica dioica
Punjab	Indian-Bitter gourd	Momordica charantia
Rajasthan	Guar	Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
Sikkim	Long-Green onion	Allium fistulosum
Tamil Nadu	Indian calabash	Lagenaria siceraria
Telangana	Tomato	Solanum lycopersicum
Tripura	Long-Green onion	Allium fistulosum
Uttar Pradesh	Potato	Solanum tuberosum
Uttarakhand	Stinging nettle	Urtica dioica
West Bengal	Pointed gourd	Trichosanthes dioica

Union territories

List of Indian state vegetables (Union territories)
Union territory	Common name^[3]	Binomial name^[4]
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Andaman potato	Ipomoea batatas
Chandigarh	Indian-Bitter gourd	Momordica charantia
Delhi	Indian-Bitter gourd	Momordica charantia
Lakshadweep	Taro	Colocasia esculenta
Puducherry	Tromboncino	Cucurbita moschata/Tromboncino

Notes

↑ “Although most of the Disputed territory Arunachal Pradesh is also claimed by China^[6] (as South Tibet^[7]) and Taiwan,^[8]^{:&hairsp;Script error: The function "hyphen2dash" does not exist.,&hairsp;[251]&hairsp;} it is under the effective military control of the Indian federal government.”

References

↑ "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
↑ "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
↑ "帝国遗梦：中国印度的三段边境争议" [The Last Dream of an Empire: Three Border Disputes between China and India]. BBC News (in 中文（简体）‎). 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
↑ Tsering Shakya (1999). The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947. Columbia University Press. pp. 279–. ISBN 978-0-231-11814-9.
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[1] "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[Symbol-2] "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

[ENVIS-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

[Name-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

[IUCN-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "IUCN redlist". IUCN. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2024.

[6] "帝国遗梦：中国印度的三段边境争议" [The Last Dream of an Empire: Three Border Disputes between China and India]. BBC News (in 中文（简体）‎). 2020-05-27. Retrieved 2025-05-16.

[Shakya1999-7] Tsering Shakya (1999). The Dragon in the Land of Snows: A History of Modern Tibet Since 1947. Columbia University Press. pp. 279–. ISBN 978-0-231-11814-9.

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