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'''India''', officially the '''Republic of India''' is a country in South Asia | '''India''', officially the '''Republic of India''' is a country in [[South Asia]], consisting of [[States and union territories of India|28 states and eight union territories]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knowindia.india.gov.in/states-uts/|title=States and Union Territories|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=21 April 2024|archive-date=5 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205154934/https://knowindia.india.gov.in/states-uts/|url-status=live}}</ref> All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the [[Government of India|Central Government]]. India has its own [[National symbols of India|national symbols]].<ref name="Symbol">{{cite web|title=National Symbols|url=https://www.india.gov.in/india-glance/national-symbols|access-date=14 August 2022|publisher=[[Government of India]]|archive-date=1 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501093137/https://www.india.gov.in/india-glance/national-symbols|url-status=live}}</ref> Apart from the [[national symbol]]s, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including trees listed below. | ||
== States == | |||
==States== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
! State | |+ List of Indian state Trees | ||
! Common name | ! [[States and union territories of India|State]] | ||
! [[Binomial name]] | ! [[Common name]]<ref name="ENVIS">{{cite web|url=https://wiienvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/state_symbols_india_8411.aspx|title=State symbols of India|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=22 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922102907/https://wiienvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/state_symbols_india_8411.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
! [[Binomial name]]<ref name="Name">{{cite web|url=https://a-z-animals.com/animals/scientific/|title=Scientific names|publisher=A-Z animals|access-date=1 May 2024|archive-date=17 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517031141/https://a-z-animals.com/animals/scientific/|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
! Image | ! Image | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Andhra Pradesh]] | | [[Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Neem]] | | [[Neem]] | ||
| ''[[Azadirachta indica]]'' | | ''[[Azadirachta indica]]'' | ||
| [[File:Neem (Azadirachta indica) in Hyderabad W IMG 6976.jpg| | | [[File:Neem (Azadirachta indica) in Hyderabad W IMG 6976.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]] | | [[Arunachal Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Dipterocarpus macrocarpus|Hollong]] | | rowspan="2"|[[Dipterocarpus macrocarpus|Hollong]] | ||
| ''[[Dipterocarpus macrocarpus]]'' | | rowspan="2"|''[[Dipterocarpus macrocarpus]]'' | ||
| [[File:Sapling of Hollong tree (Dipterocarpus macrocarpus), the state tree of Assam.jpg| | | rowspan="2"|[[File:Sapling of Hollong tree (Dipterocarpus macrocarpus), the state tree of Assam.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Assam]] | | [[Assam]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Bihar]] | | [[Bihar]] | ||
| [[Ficus religiosa|Sacred fig | | [[Ficus religiosa|Sacred fig]] | ||
| ''[[Ficus religiosa]]'' | | ''[[Ficus religiosa]]'' | ||
| [[Image:Ficus religiosa Bo.jpg| | | [[Image:Ficus religiosa Bo.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Chhattisgarh]] | | [[Chhattisgarh]] | ||
| [[Shorea robusta|Sal]] | | [[Shorea robusta|Sal]] | ||
| ''[[Shorea robusta]]'' | | ''[[Shorea robusta]]'' | ||
| [[Image:Sal (Shorea robusta)- old leaf at Jayanti, Duars W Picture 122.jpg| | | [[Image:Sal (Shorea robusta)- old leaf at Jayanti, Duars W Picture 122.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Goa]] | | [[Goa]] | ||
| [[Coconut]]<ref | | [[Coconut]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Coconut palm declared State tree of Goa |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2 August 2017|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/coconut-palm-declared-state-tree-of-goa/article19409874.ece|access-date=2 August 2017}}</ref> | ||
| ''[[Cocos nucifera]]'' | | ''[[Cocos nucifera]]'' | ||
| [[Image:Starr 031209-0059 Cocos nucifera.jpg| | | [[Image:Starr 031209-0059 Cocos nucifera.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Gujarat]] | | [[Gujarat]] | ||
| [[Banyan]] | | [[Banyan]] | ||
| ''[[Ficus benghalensis]]'' | | ''[[Ficus benghalensis]]'' | ||
| [[File:Ficus-Benghalensis-Coral-Gables.JPG| | | [[File:Ficus-Benghalensis-Coral-Gables.JPG|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Haryana]] | | [[Haryana]] | ||
| [[Sacred fig]] | | [[Sacred fig]] | ||
| ''[[Ficus religiosa]]'' | | ''[[Ficus religiosa]]'' | ||
| [[Image:Ficus religiosa Bo.jpg| | | [[Image:Ficus religiosa Bo.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Himachal Pradesh]] | | [[Himachal Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Cedrus deodara|Deodar]] | | [[Cedrus deodara|Deodar]] | ||
| ''[[Cedrus deodara]]'' | | ''[[Cedrus deodara]]'' | ||
| [[Image:Cedrus deodara Himalajazeder.JPG| | | [[Image:Cedrus deodara Himalajazeder.JPG|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Jharkhand]] | | [[Jharkhand]] | ||
| [[Shorea robusta|Sal]] | | [[Shorea robusta|Sal]] | ||
| ''[[Shorea robusta]]'' | | ''[[Shorea robusta]]'' | ||
| [[Image:Sal (Shorea robusta)- old leaf at Jayanti, Duars W Picture 122.jpg| | | [[Image:Sal (Shorea robusta)- old leaf at Jayanti, Duars W Picture 122.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Karnataka]] | | [[Karnataka]] | ||
| [[Indian Sandalwood|Sandalwood]] | | [[Indian Sandalwood|Sandalwood]] | ||
| ''[[Santalum album]]'' | | ''[[Santalum album]]'' | ||
|[[Image:Sandal leaf.jpg| | | [[Image:Sandal leaf.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Kerala]] | | [[Kerala]] | ||
| [[Coconut]] | | [[Coconut]] | ||
| ''[[Cocos nucifera]]'' | | ''[[Cocos nucifera]]'' | ||
| [[Image:Starr 031209-0059 Cocos nucifera.jpg| | | [[Image:Starr 031209-0059 Cocos nucifera.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Madhya Pradesh]] | | [[Madhya Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Banyan]] | | [[Banyan]] | ||
| ''[[Ficus benghalensis]]'' | | ''[[Ficus benghalensis]]'' | ||
| [[File:Ficus-Benghalensis-Coral-Gables.JPG| | | [[File:Ficus-Benghalensis-Coral-Gables.JPG|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Maharashtra]] | | [[Maharashtra]] | ||
| [[Mango]] | | [[Mango]] | ||
| ''[[Mangifera indica]]'' | | ''[[Mangifera indica]]'' | ||
| [[Image:Mangifera indica. Tropical Brazil.JPG| | | [[Image:Mangifera indica. Tropical Brazil.JPG|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Manipur]] | | [[Manipur]] | ||
| [[Phoebe hainesiana|Uningthou]] | | [[Phoebe hainesiana|Uningthou]] | ||
| ''[[Phoebe hainesiana]]'' | | ''[[Phoebe hainesiana]]'' | ||
| [[File:Phoebe hainesiana north Bengal AJTJ.JPG| | | [[File:Phoebe hainesiana north Bengal AJTJ.JPG|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Meghalaya]] | | [[Meghalaya]] | ||
| [[White teak]] | | [[White teak]] | ||
| ''[[Gmelina arborea]]'' | | ''[[Gmelina arborea]]'' | ||
| [[Image:Gmelina arborea bark I IMG 3543.jpg| | | [[Image:Gmelina arborea bark I IMG 3543.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Mizoram]] | | [[Mizoram]] | ||
| [[Iron wood]] | | [[Iron wood]] | ||
| ''[[Mesua ferrea]]'' | | ''[[Mesua ferrea]]'' | ||
| [[Image:MesuaFerrea IronWood.jpg| | | [[Image:MesuaFerrea IronWood.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Nagaland]] | | [[Nagaland]] | ||
| [[Alder]] | | [[Alder]] | ||
| ''[[Alnus nepalensis]]'' | | ''[[Alnus nepalensis]]'' | ||
| [[Image:Alnus incana rugosa leaves.jpg| | | [[Image:Alnus incana rugosa leaves.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Odisha]] | | [[Odisha]] | ||
| [[Ficus religiosa|Sacred fig | | [[Ficus religiosa|Sacred fig]] | ||
| ''[[Ficus religiosa]]''<ref>{{ | | ''[[Ficus religiosa]]''<ref>{{cite report|url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/apr2005/englishpdf/bluelay.pdf|title=Blue Jay|publisher=Orissa Review|page=87|date=2005|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|url=http://rprcbbsr.in/View/Downloads/Ficusreligiosa18_11_2014.pdf |title=Pipal (Ficus religiosa) – The State Tree of Odisha|publisher=RPRC|access-date=1 December 2023|date=18 November 2014}}</ref> | ||
| | | [[File:Ficus religiosa Bo.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] | | [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] | ||
| [[Indian rosewood]] | | [[Indian rosewood]] | ||
| ''[[Dalbergia sissoo]]'' | | ''[[Dalbergia sissoo]]'' | ||
| [[File:Dalbergia sissoo.jpg| | | [[File:Dalbergia sissoo.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Rajasthan]] | | [[Rajasthan]] | ||
| [[Khejri]] | | [[Khejri]] | ||
| ''[[Prosopis cineraria]]'' | | ''[[Prosopis cineraria]]'' | ||
| [[Image:Jhand (Prosopis cineraria) at Hodal W IMG 1191.jpg| | | [[Image:Jhand (Prosopis cineraria) at Hodal W IMG 1191.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Sikkim]] | | [[Sikkim]] | ||
| [[Rhododendron]] | | [[Rhododendron]] | ||
| ''[[Rhododendron niveum]]'' | | ''[[Rhododendron niveum]]'' | ||
| [[File:Rhododendron niveum - University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden - DSC07606.JPG| | | [[File:Rhododendron niveum - University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden - DSC07606.JPG|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Tamil Nadu]] | | [[Tamil Nadu]] | ||
| [[Palmyra palm]] | | [[Palmyra palm|Palm]] | ||
| ''[[Borassus]]'' | | ''[[Borassus]]'' | ||
| [[Image:Borassus flabellifer.jpg| | | [[Image:Borassus flabellifer.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Telangana]] | | [[Telangana]] | ||
| [[Prosopis cineraria|Jammi]] | | [[Prosopis cineraria|Jammi]] | ||
| ''[[Prosopis cineraria]]'' | | ''[[Prosopis cineraria]]'' | ||
| [[Image:Jhand (Prosopis cineraria) at Hodal W IMG 1191.jpg| | | [[Image:Jhand (Prosopis cineraria) at Hodal W IMG 1191.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Tripura]] | | [[Tripura]] | ||
| [[Agarwood|Agar]] | | [[Agarwood|Agar]] | ||
| ''[[Aquilaria malaccensis|Aquillaria agallocha]]'' | | ''[[Aquilaria malaccensis|Aquillaria agallocha]]'' | ||
|[[File:Agarwood.jpg| | | [[File:Agarwood.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Uttar Pradesh]] | | [[Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
| [[Ashoka tree|Ashoka]] | | [[Ashoka tree|Ashoka]] | ||
| ''[[Saraca asoca]]'' | | ''[[Saraca asoca]]'' | ||
| [[Image:Sita-Ashok (Saraca asoca) leaves & flowers in Kolkata W IMG 2272.jpg| | | [[Image:Sita-Ashok (Saraca asoca) leaves & flowers in Kolkata W IMG 2272.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Uttarakhand]] | | [[Uttarakhand]] | ||
| [[Burans]] | | [[Burans]] | ||
| ''[[Rhododendron arboreum]]'' | | ''[[Rhododendron arboreum]]'' | ||
| [[File:Rhododendron in full bloom! (8620051426).jpg| | | [[File:Rhododendron in full bloom! (8620051426).jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[West Bengal]] | | [[West Bengal]] | ||
| [[Alstonia | | [[Alstonia]] | ||
| ''[[ | | ''[[Alstonia scholaris]]''<ref>{{cite report|url=http://rajbhavankolkata.gov.in/pdf/occasional%20paper5.pdf|title=Occastional Paper-5, Plant Wealth of The Raj Bhavan, Kolkata|date=March 2008|page=16|publisher=[[Government of West Bengal]]| access-date=23 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719075808/http://rajbhavankolkata.gov.in/pdf/occasional%20paper5.pdf |archive-date=19 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
| [[File:Alstonia scholaris.jpg| | | [[File:Alstonia scholaris.jpg|100px]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Union territories== | == Union territories == | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
! Union territory | |+ List of Indian state trees (Union territories) | ||
! Common name | ! [[States and union territories of India|Union territory]] | ||
! [[Binomial name]] | ! [[Common name]]<ref name="ENVIS"/> | ||
! [[Binomial name]]<ref name="Name"/> | |||
! Image | ! Image | ||
|- | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] | | [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] | ||
| [[Pterocarpus dalbergioides|Andaman redwood]] | | [[Pterocarpus dalbergioides|Andaman redwood]] | ||
|''Pterocarpus dalbergioides'' | |''[[Pterocarpus dalbergioides]]'' | ||
| [[File:Andaman padauk 02.JPG| | | [[File:Andaman padauk 02.JPG|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Chandigarh]] | | [[Chandigarh]] | ||
| [[Mangifera indica|Mango | | [[Mangifera indica|Mango]]<ref>{{cite report|url=http://chandigarh.gov.in/pdf/forest-state-abft.pdf|title=State Animal, Bird, Tree and Flower of Chandigarh|pages=1|publisher=[[Government of Chandigarh]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> | ||
| ''Mangifera | | ''[[Mangifera indica]]'' | ||
| [[File:Starr 070221-4713 Mangifera indica.jpg| | | [[File:Starr 070221-4713 Mangifera indica.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Delhi]] | | [[Delhi]] | ||
| [[Flamboyant]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://dashamlav.com/kb/india/states-union-territories/delhi/ |title= Delhi: Area, Population, Languages and Other Details}}</ref> | | [[Delonix regia|Flamboyant]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://dashamlav.com/kb/india/states-union-territories/delhi/|title= Delhi: Area, Population, Languages and Other Details|work=Dashamlav|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> | ||
| [[Delonix regia]] | | [[Delonix regia]] | ||
| [[File:Royal Poinciana.jpg| | | [[File:Royal Poinciana.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] | | [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] | ||
| [[Platanus orientalis|Chinar]] | | [[Platanus orientalis|Chinar]]<ref name="Voice of Ladakh"/> | ||
| [[Platanus orientalis]] | | [[Platanus orientalis]] | ||
| [[File:Platanus orientalis tree.JPG| | | [[File:Platanus orientalis tree.JPG|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Ladakh]] | | [[Ladakh]] | ||
| '' | | [[Juniperus semiglobosa|Juniper]]<ref name="Voice of Ladakh">{{cite news|title=Ladakh Designates Juniper Tree as State Tree, Embracing Cultural and Environmental Heritage| url=https://www.voiceofladakh.in/2023/10/ladakh-designates-juniper-tree-as-state-tree-embracing-cultural-and-environmental-heritage|date=25 October 2023|work=Voice of Ladakh|access-date=14 December 2023}}</ref> | ||
| ''[[Juniperus semiglobosa]]'' | |||
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| [[Bread fruit]] | | [[Bread fruit]] | ||
| ''[[Artocarpus altilis]]'' | | ''[[Artocarpus altilis]]'' | ||
| [[Image:Uru-tahiti1.jpg| | | [[Image:Uru-tahiti1.jpg|100px]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] | | [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] | ||
| [[Bael fruit tree]] | | [[Bael fruit tree|Bael]] | ||
| ''[[Aegle marmelos]]'' | | ''[[Aegle marmelos]]'' | ||
| [[Image:Bael (Aegle marmelos) tree at Narendrapur W IMG 4116.jpg| | | [[Image:Bael (Aegle marmelos) tree at Narendrapur W IMG 4116.jpg|100px]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Symbols of Indian states}} | {{Symbols of Indian states}} | ||
[[Category:States and union territories of India-related lists|Trees]] | [[Category:States and union territories of India-related lists|Trees]] | ||
[[Category:Lists of trees|Indian state trees]] | [[Category:Lists of trees|Indian state trees]] | ||
[[Category:Trees of India|*]] | [[Category:Trees of India|*]] | ||
[[Category:Lists of Indian state symbols]] | [[Category:Lists of Indian state symbols|Trees]] | ||
Revision as of 15:49, 28 September 2025
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
Union territories
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.
- ↑ "Coconut palm declared State tree of Goa". The Hindu. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ↑ Blue Jay (PDF) (Report). Orissa Review. 2005. p. 87. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ↑ Pipal (Ficus religiosa) – The State Tree of Odisha (PDF) (Report). RPRC. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ↑ Occastional Paper-5, Plant Wealth of The Raj Bhavan, Kolkata (PDF) (Report). Government of West Bengal. March 2008. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
- ↑ State Animal, Bird, Tree and Flower of Chandigarh (PDF) (Report). Government of Chandigarh. p. 1. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ↑ "Delhi: Area, Population, Languages and Other Details". Dashamlav. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Ladakh Designates Juniper Tree as State Tree, Embracing Cultural and Environmental Heritage". Voice of Ladakh. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
