Biology:List of Indian state flowers

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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

State Common name Regional name Binomial name Image
Andhra Pradesh Jasmine మల్లెపూవు (Mallepūvu) Jasminum sambac Jasminum sambac.jpg
Arunachal Pradesh Foxtail Orchid Rhynchostylis retusa
Assam Foxtail Orchid কপৌ ফুল (Kopou phul) Rhynchostylis retusa কপৌফুল.jpg
Bihar Orchid Tree (Kachnar) Bauhinia variegata Bauhinia variegata (25219815170).jpg
Chhattisgarh French Marigold चंदैनी गोंदा (Chandaini Gonda) Tagetes patula French Marigold.jpg
Goa Frangipani Plumeria rubra Fleurs de Frangipanier (Île de la Réunion) (4125134278).jpg
Gujarat African Marigold ગલગોટો (Galgoto) Tagetes erecta[2] Tagetes x erecta1.jpg
Haryana Lotus कमल (kamal) Nelumbo nucifera Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera).jpg
Himachal Pradesh Pink rhododendron Rhododendron campanulatum Pink Rhododendron Blossom Prashar Himachal Apr11 P1020872.jpg
Jharkhand Palash Butea monosperma STS 001 Butea monosperma.jpg
Karnataka Lotus ಕಮಲ (Kamala) Nelumbo nucifera Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera).jpg
Kerala Golden shower tree കണിക്കൊന്ന (Kaṇikkeānna) Cassia fistula Cassia-fistula.jpg
Madhya Pradesh Parrot tree Butea monosperma STS 001 Butea monosperma.jpg
Maharashtra Pride of India (Jarul)[3] ताम्हण (Tāmhaṇa) Lagerstroemia speciosa[4] Jarul.jpg
Manipur Siroi lily Lilium mackliniae Siroi Lily.jpg
Meghalaya Gambar Cypripedioideae Pinkslipper.jpg
Mizoram Red Vanda Renanthera imschootiana Renanthera imschootiana 01.jpg
Nagaland Rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum Rhododendron arboreum 2009.jpg
Odisha Ashoka[5][6] ଅଶୋକ (Aśoka) Saraca asoca Sita-Ashok (Saraca asoca) flowers in Kolkata W IMG 4146.jpg
Punjab Gladiolus N/A Acidanthera.jpg
Rajasthan Rohira Tecomella undulata Tacomella leaf.jpg
Sikkim Noble orchid Cymbidium goeringii Cymbidium goeringii 'Setsuzan'.jpg
Tamil Nadu Glory lily காந்தள் பூ (Kāntaḷ pū) Gloriosa superba Gloriosa rothschildiana 01.jpg
Telangana Tangedu Puvvu తంగేడు పువ్వు (Taṅgēḍu puvvu) Senna auriculata Ranawara or Avaram- Senna auriculata at Sindhrot near Vadodara, Gujrat Pix 044.jpg
Tripura Nag Kesar Mesua ferrea Mesua ferrea.jpg
Uttar Pradesh Palash[7][8] Butea monosperma STS 001 Butea monosperma.jpg
Uttarakhand Brahma Kamal Saussurea obvallata Brahmakamal Kaluvinayak Chamoli Uttarakhand 2014-08-23.jpg
West Bengal Night flowering jasmine শিউলি ফুল (Śi'uli phula) Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Flower & flower buds I IMG 2257.jpg

Union territories

Union territory Common name(s) Binomial name Images
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman Pyinma[9][failed verification] Lagerstroemia hypoleuca
Chandigarh Palash[10] Butea monosperma Palash Tree.jpg
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu not yet designated
Delhi Alfalfa Medicago sativa Luzerne Rose.jpg
Jammu and Kashmir Common rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron ponticum 2.jpg
Ladakh Himalayan Blue Poppy Meconopsis betonicifolia Himalayan Blue Poppy (Meconopsis grandis) - Jura House Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 1327483.jpg
Lakshadweep Neelakurinji Strobilanthes kunthiana Kurinji Flowers.jpg
Puducherry Cannonball tree's flower Couroupita guianensis Cannonballtree2.jpg

See also

Board showing the list of state flowers at Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Indian lotus, the national flower of India
  • List of Indian state symbols
  • List of Indian state flags
  • List of Indian state emblems
  • List of Indian state mottos
  • List of Indian state songs
  • List of Indian state foundation days
  • List of Indian state animals
  • List of Indian state birds
  • List of Indian state trees

References

  1. ↑ "State Animals, Birds, Trees and Flowers of India". http://www.frienvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/State-Animals-Birds-Trees-Flowers-of-India_1500.aspx. 
  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. https://www.cityflowers.co.in/blog/maharashtra-state-flower-jarul/. "State Flower" 
  4. ↑ Government of Maharashtra ENVIS Cell :Important native trees of India
  5. ↑ "CyberOrissa.com :: Orissa". cyberorissa.com. 2011. http://www.cyberorissa.com/myorissa/districts/dist_hom.html. "State Flower" 
  6. ↑ "Orissa State Symbols". mapsofindia.com. 2011. http://www.mapsofindia.com/orissa/state-symbols.html. "The state flower is the ‘Ashoka’ flower" 
  7. ↑ "Palash gets state flower's status". The Times of India. 2011. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-18/lucknow/29443247_1_flower-state-bird-symbol. "Palash (Butea monosperma) is now the state flower of Uttar Pradesh" 
  8. ↑ "IE Briefs - Indian Express". indianexpress.com. 2011. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ie-briefs/735006/. "The Uttar Pradesh government has declared ‘Palash’ or the ‘Flame of Forest’ as the state flower" 
  9. ↑ "State Flowers of India". http://www.bsienvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/BSI_3938.aspx. 
  10. ↑ State Animal, Bird, Tree and Flower of Chandigarh. http://chandigarh.gov.in/pdf/forest-state-abft.pdf. 

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