Biology:List of Indian state trees

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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 trees listed below.

States

List of Indian state Trees
State Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image
Andhra Pradesh Neem Azadirachta indica 100px
Arunachal Pradesh Hollong Dipterocarpus macrocarpus 100px
Assam
Bihar Sacred fig Ficus religiosa 100px
Chhattisgarh Sal Shorea robusta 100px
Goa Coconut[5] Cocos nucifera 100px
Gujarat Banyan Ficus benghalensis 100px
Haryana Sacred fig Ficus religiosa 100px
Himachal Pradesh Deodar Cedrus deodara 100px
Jharkhand Sal Shorea robusta 100px
Karnataka Sandalwood Santalum album 100px
Kerala Coconut Cocos nucifera 100px
Madhya Pradesh Banyan Ficus benghalensis 100px
Maharashtra Mango Mangifera indica 100px
Manipur Uningthou Phoebe hainesiana 100px
Meghalaya White teak Gmelina arborea 100px
Mizoram Iron wood Mesua ferrea 100px
Nagaland Alder Alnus nepalensis 100px
Odisha Sacred fig Ficus religiosa[6][7] 100px
Punjab Indian rosewood Dalbergia sissoo 100px
Rajasthan Khejri Prosopis cineraria 100px
Sikkim Rhododendron Rhododendron niveum 100px
Tamil Nadu Palm Borassus 100px
Telangana Jammi Prosopis cineraria 100px
Tripura Agar Aquillaria agallocha 100px
Uttar Pradesh Ashoka Saraca asoca 100px
Uttarakhand Burans Rhododendron arboreum 100px
West Bengal Alstonia Alstonia scholaris[8] 100px

Union territories

List of Indian state trees (Union territories)
Union territory Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman redwood Pterocarpus dalbergioides 100px
Chandigarh Mango[9] Mangifera indica 100px
Delhi Flamboyant[10] Delonix regia 100px
Jammu and Kashmir Chinar[11] Platanus orientalis 100px
Ladakh Juniper[11] Juniperus semiglobosa
Lakshadweep Bread fruit Artocarpus altilis 100px
Puducherry Bael Aegle marmelos 100px

References

  1. "States and Union Territories". Government of India. https://knowindia.india.gov.in/states-uts/. 
  2. "National Symbols". Government of India. https://www.india.gov.in/india-glance/national-symbols. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "State symbols of India". Government of India. https://wiienvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/state_symbols_india_8411.aspx. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Scientific names". A-Z animals. https://a-z-animals.com/animals/scientific/. 
  5. "Coconut palm declared State tree of Goa". The Hindu. 2 August 2017. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/coconut-palm-declared-state-tree-of-goa/article19409874.ece. 
  6. Blue Jay (Report). Orissa Review. 2005. p. 87. http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/apr2005/englishpdf/bluelay.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2023. 
  7. Pipal (Ficus religiosa) – The State Tree of Odisha (Report). RPRC. 18 November 2014. http://rprcbbsr.in/View/Downloads/Ficusreligiosa18_11_2014.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2023. 
  8. Occastional Paper-5, Plant Wealth of The Raj Bhavan, Kolkata (Report). Government of West Bengal. March 2008. p. 16. http://rajbhavankolkata.gov.in/pdf/occasional%20paper5.pdf. Retrieved 23 May 2008. 
  9. State Animal, Bird, Tree and Flower of Chandigarh (Report). Government of Chandigarh. pp. 1. http://chandigarh.gov.in/pdf/forest-state-abft.pdf. Retrieved 1 December 2023. 
  10. "Delhi: Area, Population, Languages and Other Details". Dashamlav. https://dashamlav.com/kb/india/states-union-territories/delhi/. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Ladakh Designates Juniper Tree as State Tree, Embracing Cultural and Environmental Heritage". Voice of Ladakh. 25 October 2023. https://www.voiceofladakh.in/2023/10/ladakh-designates-juniper-tree-as-state-tree-embracing-cultural-and-environmental-heritage. 

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