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
Arunachal Pradesh
Foxtail Orchid
 Rhynchostylis retusa
Assam Foxtail Orchid কপৌ ফুল (Kopou phul) Rhynchostylis retusa
Bihar
Orchid Tree (Kachnar)
 Bauhinia variegata
Chhattisgarh
French Marigold
 चंदैनी गोंदा (Chandaini Gonda) Tagetes patula
Goa
Frangipani
 Plumeria rubra
Gujarat
African Marigold
 ગલગોટો (Galgoto) Tagetes erecta[2]
Haryana
Lotus
 कमल (kamal) Nelumbo nucifera
Himachal Pradesh
Pink rhododendron
 Rhododendron campanulatum
Jharkhand
Palash
 Butea monosperma
Karnataka
Lotus
 ಕಮಲ (Kamala) Nelumbo nucifera
Kerala
Golden shower tree
 കണിക്കൊന്ന (Kaṇikkeānna) Cassia fistula
Madhya Pradesh
Parrot tree
 Butea monosperma
Maharashtra Pride of India (Jarul)[3] ताम्हण (Tāmhaṇa) Lagerstroemia speciosa[4]
Manipur
Siroi lily
 Lilium mackliniae
Meghalaya Gambar Cypripedioideae
Mizoram
Red Vanda
 Renanthera imschootiana
Nagaland Rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum
Odisha Ashoka[5][6] ଅଶୋକ (Aśoka) Saraca asoca
Punjab Gladiolus N/A
Rajasthan
Rohira
Tecomella undulata
Sikkim
Noble orchid
 Cymbidium goeringii
Tamil Nadu
Glory lily
 காந்தள் பூ (Kāntaḷ pū) Gloriosa superba
Telangana Tangedu Puvvu తంగేడు పువ్వు (Taṅgēḍu puvvu) Senna auriculata
Tripura
Nag Kesar
 Mesua ferrea
Uttar Pradesh
Palash[7][8]
 Butea monosperma
Uttarakhand
Brahma Kamal
 Saussurea obvallata
West Bengal
Night flowering jasmine
 শিউলি ফুল (Śi'uli phula) Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

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
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu not yet designated
Delhi Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Jammu and Kashmir
Common rhododendron
 Rhododendron ponticum
Ladakh Himalayan Blue Poppy Meconopsis betonicifolia
Lakshadweep
Neelakurinji
 Strobilanthes kunthiana
Puducherry
Cannonball tree's flower
 Couroupita guianensis

See also

Board showing the list of state flowers at Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary

References

  1. ^ "State Animals, Birds, Trees and Flowers of India". www.frienvis.nic.in. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  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. Retrieved 26 May 2016. State Flower
  4. ^ Government of Maharashtra ENVIS Cell :Important native trees of India Archived 24 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "CyberOrissa.com :: Orissa". cyberorissa.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012. State Flower
  6. ^ "Orissa State Symbols". mapsofindia.com. 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012. The state flower is the 'Ashoka' flower
  7. ^ "Palash gets state flower's status". The Times of India. 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2012. Palash (Butea monosperma) is now the state flower of Uttar Pradesh
  8. ^ "IE Briefs - Indian Express". indianexpress.com. 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2012. The Uttar Pradesh government has declared 'Palash' or the 'Flame of Forest' as the state flower
  9. ^ "State Flowers of India". www.bsienvis.nic.in. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  10. ^ State Animal, Bird, Tree and Flower of Chandigarh (PDF).

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