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{{short description|State flowers of India}}
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'''India''', officially the '''Republic of India''' is a country in South Asia. It is made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. All Indian states have their own government and Union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. As most of the other countries India too has a national emblem—the [[State Emblem of India|Lion Capital of Sarnath]].
'''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 flowers listed below.


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.<ref>{{cite web |title=State Animals, Birds, Trees and Flowers of India |url=http://www.frienvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/State-Animals-Birds-Trees-Flowers-of-India_1500.aspx |website=www.frienvis.nic.in |access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref>
== States ==
 
==States==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! State
|+ List of Indian state flowers
! 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]]
| [[Jasminum sambac|Jasmine]]
| [[Jasminum officinale|Jasmine]]
| ''[[Jasminum sambac]]''
| ''[[Jasminum officinale]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forests.ap.gov.in/statesymbol.php|title=State symbols of AP|publisher=[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=1 May 2023|archive-date=5 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505070541/http://forests.ap.gov.in/statesymbol.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[File:Jasminum sambac.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Jasminum_multiflorum_0001.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| [[Foxtail Orchid]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Foxtail orchid]]
|''Rhynchostylis retusa,''
| rowspan="2"|''[[Rhynchostylis retusa]]''<ref>{{cite report|url=http://bsienvis.nic.in/State_flower/Assam%20State%20Flower%20-%20Final%20-%2010.12.2013.pdf|title=State flower of Assam|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref>
|[[File:Rhynchostylis retusa (Foxtail orchid).jpg|alt=|150x150px]]
| rowspan="2"|[[File:Rhynchostylis retusa (Foxtail orchid).jpg|100px]]
|-  
|-  
| [[Assam]]
| [[Assam]]
| [[Rhynchostylis retusa|Foxtail Orchid]]
| ''[[Rhynchostylis retusa]]''
| [[Image:কপৌফুল.jpg|150px]]
|-
|-
| [[Bihar]]
| [[Bihar]]
| [[Phanera variegata|Orchid Tree (Kachnar)]]
| [[Bauhinia variegata|Kachnar]]
| ''Bauhinia variegata''
| ''[[Bauhinia variegata]]''<ref>{{cite report|url=
| [[File:Bauhinia variegata (25219815170).jpg|172x172px]]
http://bsienvis.nic.in/writereaddata/Bihar%20State%20Flower%20_Final__3_11.pdf|title=State flower of Bihar|publisher=[[Government of India]]|access-date=1 May 2023}}</ref>
| [[File:Kanchanara (Sanskrit- काञ्चनार) (5506110076).jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Chhattisgarh]]
| Lady's Slipper
|
| [[File:Rhynchostylis_gigantea_(2).jpg|172x172px]]
|-
| [[Goa]]
| [[Goa]]
| [[Frangipani]]
| [[Frangipani|Red jasmine]]
| ''Plumeria rubra''
| ''[[Plumeria rubra]]''
| [[File:Fleurs de Frangipanier (Île de la Réunion) (4125134278).jpg|172x172px]]
| [[File:Flowers_of_Plumeria_rubra_in_West_Bengal,_India.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Gujarat]]
| [[Gujarat]]
| [[African Marigold]]
| [[African Marigold|Marigold]]
| ''[[Tagetes erecta]]''<ref>http://2.imimg.com/data2/OT/FH/MY-/shiv-pdf.pdf for the scientific name</ref>
| ''[[Tagetes erecta]]''
| [[File:Tagetes x erecta1.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Gondephool (Konkani- गाँडेंफूल) (420116693).jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Haryana]]
| [[Haryana]]
| [[Indian lotus|Lotus]]
| [[Indian lotus|Lotus]]
| ''[[Nelumbo nucifera]]''
| ''[[Nelumbo nucifera]]''
| [[File:Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera).jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Sacred_lotus_Nelumbo_nucifera.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| [[Pink rhododendron]]
| [[Pink rhododendron]]
| ''[[Rhododendron campanulatum]]''
| ''[[Rhododendron campanulatum]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://himachaltourism.gov.in/flora-fauna/|title=Flora and fauna of Himachal Pradesh|publisher=[[Government of Himachal Pradesh]]|access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref>
| [[File:Rhododendron campanulatum AJTJ.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Pink Rhododendron Blossom Prashar Himachal Apr11 P1020872.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Jharkhand]]
| [[Jharkhand]]
| [[Parrot Tree|Palash]]
| [[Parrot Tree|Palash]]
| ''[[Butea monosperma]]''
| ''[[Butea monosperma]]''
| [[File:STS 001 Butea monosperma.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Butea monosperma (1).jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Karnataka]]
| [[Karnataka]]
| [[Indian lotus|Lotus]]
| [[Indian lotus|Lotus]]
| ''[[Nelumbo nucifera]]''
| ''[[Nelumbo nucifera]]''
| [[File:Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera).jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Sacred_lotus_Nelumbo_nucifera.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Kerala]]
| [[Kerala]]
| [[Golden shower tree]]
| [[Golden shower tree|Golden shower]]
| ''[[Cassia fistula]]''
| ''[[Cassia fistula]]''
| [[File:Cassia-fistula.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Cassia fistula flower twig.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| [[Parrot tree]]
| [[Parrot Tree|Palash]]
| ''[[Butea monosperma]]''
| ''[[Butea monosperma]]''
| [[File:STS 001 Butea monosperma.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Butea monosperma (1).jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Maharashtra]]
| Jarul<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cityflowers.co.in/blog/maharashtra-state-flower-jarul/ |title= State Flower Jarul :: Maharashtra  |work=city flowers Social Work |year=2015  |quote=State Flower |access-date=26 May 2016}}</ref>
| [[Lagerstroemia speciosa|Jarul]]
| ''[[Lagerstroemia speciosa]]''<ref>Government of Maharashtra ENVIS Cell :[http://envis.maharashtra.gov.in/envis_data/pdf/trees.pdf Important native trees of India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090824040133/http://envis.maharashtra.gov.in/envis_data/pdf/trees.pdf |date=24 August 2009 }}</ref>
| ''[[Lagerstroemia speciosa]]''
| [[File:Jarul.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Lagerstroemia speciosa 24.JPG|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Manipur]]
| [[Manipur]]
| [[Siroi lily]]
| [[Siroi lily]]
| ''[[Lilium mackliniae]]''
| ''[[Lilium mackliniae]]''
| [[File:Siroi Lily.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Lilium_mackliniae.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Meghalaya]]
| [[Meghalaya]]
| Gamhar
| [[Lady's slipper orchid]]
| ''[[Cypripedioideae]]''
| ''[[Paphiopedilum insigne]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://unacademy.com/content/railway-exam/study-material/general-awareness/state-symbols-of-meghalaya/|title=State symbols of Meghalaya|work=[[Unacademy]]|access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref>
| [[File:Pinkslipper.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Paphiopedilum insigne Orchi 02.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Mizoram]]
| [[Mizoram]]
| [[Red Vanda]]
| [[Red Vanda|Red vanda]]
| ''[[Renanthera imschootiana]]''
| ''[[Renanthera imschootiana]]''
| [[File:Renanthera imschootiana 01.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Renanthera imschootiana 01.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Nagaland]]
| [[Nagaland]]
| [[Rhododendron]]
| [[Rhododendron]]
| ''[[Rhododendron arboreum]]''
| ''[[Rhododendron arboreum]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/wildlife-biodiversity/a-family-in-nagaland-is-on-a-mission-to-conserve-the-state-flower-rhododendron-93700|title=A family in Nagaland is on a mission to conserve the state flower, rhododendron|date=16 January 2024|access-date=1 May 2024|work=[[Down to Earth (magazine)|Down to Earth]]}}</ref>
| [[File:Rhododendron arboreum 2009.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Rhododendron_arboreum_subsp._nilagiricum_(1).jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Odisha]]
| [[Odisha]]
| [[Saraca asoca|Ashoka]]<ref>{{cite web  |url=http://www.cyberorissa.com/myorissa/districts/dist_hom.html  |title=CyberOrissa.com :: Orissa  |work=cyberorissa.com  |year=2011  |quote=State Flower  |access-date=26 May 2012 |url-status=dead  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829175929/http://www.cyberorissa.com/myorissa/districts/dist_hom.html  |archive-date=29 August 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.mapsofindia.com/orissa/state-symbols.html |title=Orissa State Symbols |work=mapsofindia.com |year=2011|quote=The state flower is the ‘Ashoka’ flower |access-date=26 May 2012}}</ref>
| [[Saraca asoca|Ashoka]]
| ''Saraca asoca''
| ''[[Saraca asoca]]''
| [[File:Sita-Ashok (Saraca asoca) flowers in Kolkata W IMG 4146.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Sita-Ashok (Saraca asoca) flowers in Kolkata W IMG 4146.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[Gladiolus grandifloras|Gladiolus]]  
| [[Gladiolus|Sword lily]]
| ''Gladiolus grandiflorus''  
| ''[[Gladiolus|Gladiolus grandiflorus]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://unacademy.com/content/railway-exam/study-material/general-awareness/state-symbols-of-punjab/|title=State symbols of Punjab|work=[[Unacademy]]|access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref>
| [[File:Acidanthera.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Gladiolus x grandiflorus 'En Mélange' JRVdH 01.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Rajasthan]]
| [[Rajasthan]]
| [[Rohira]]
| [[Rohira]]
| ''[[Tecomella undulata]]''
| ''[[Tecomella undulata]]''
| [[File:Tacomella_leaf.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Tecomella undolata in Punjab, India.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Sikkim]]
| [[Sikkim]]
| [[Noble orchid]]
| [[Noble orchid]]
| ''[[Cymbidium goeringii]]''
| ''[[Cymbidium goeringii]]''
| [[File:Cymbidium goeringii 'Setsuzan'.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Cymbidium goeringii 'Setsuzan'.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[Glory lily]]
| [[Glory lily]]
| ''[[Gloriosa superba]]''
| ''[[Gloriosa superba]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/tamil-nadu-goes-all-out-to-promote-flame-lily/article5382874.ece|title=Tamil Nadu goes all out to promote flame lily|date=23 November 2023|access-date=1 May 2024|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
| [[File:Gloriosa rothschildiana 01.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Gloriosa superba (Glory Lily) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 0224.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Telangana]]
| [[Telangana]]
| [[Senna auriculata|Tangedu Puvvu]]
| [[Senna auriculata|Tanner's cassia]]
| ''[[Senna auriculata]]''
| ''[[Senna auriculata]]''
| [[File:Ranawara or Avaram- Senna auriculata at Sindhrot near Vadodara, Gujrat Pix 044.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Tangedu flower.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Tripura]]
| [[Tripura]]
| [[Nag Kesar]]
| [[Nag Kesar|Nageswar]]
| ''[[Mesua ferrea]]''
| ''[[Mesua ferrea]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tripura.gov.in/state-symbols|title=State symbols of Tripura|publisher=[[Government of Tripura]]|access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref>
|[[File:Mesua ferrea.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Mesua ferrea AJTJ DSCN7073.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| [[Palash]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-18/lucknow/29443247_1_flower-state-bird-symbol |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130614083421/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-18/lucknow/29443247_1_flower-state-bird-symbol |url-status= dead |archive-date= 14 June 2013 |title=Palash gets state flower's status |year=2011 |quote=Palash (Butea monosperma) is now the state flower of Uttar Pradesh |work= [[The Times of India]] |access-date=8 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ie-briefs/735006/ |title=IE Briefs - Indian Express |work=indianexpress.com |year=2011|quote=The Uttar Pradesh government has declared ‘Palash’ or the ‘Flame of Forest’ as the state flower |access-date=8 October 2012}}</ref>
| [[Palash]]
| ''[[Butea monosperma]]''
| ''[[Butea monosperma]]''<ref>{{cite report|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/291974295|title=State flower of Uttar Pradesh|access-date=1 May 2024|author=K.S. Dogra|publisher=Botanical Survey of India}}</ref>
| [[File:STS 001 Butea monosperma.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Butea monosperma (1).jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Uttarakhand]]
| [[Uttarakhand]]
| [[Brahma Kamal]]
| [[Brahma kamal]]
| ''[[Saussurea obvallata]]''
| ''[[Saussurea obvallata]]''
|[[File:Brahmakamal Kaluvinayak Chamoli Uttarakhand 2014-08-23.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Brahmakamal Kaluvinayak Chamoli Uttarakhand 2014-08-23.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[West Bengal]]
| [[West Bengal]]
| [[Shephali]]
| [[Parijat|Night flowering jasmine]]
| ''[[Nyctanthes arbor-tristis]]''
| ''[[Nyctanthes arbor-tristis]]''
|[[File:Flower & flower buds I IMG 2257.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:(Nyctanthes arbor-tristis) flower at Madhurawada 02.JPG|100px]]
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Union territories==
== Union territories ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Union territory
|+ List of Indian state flowers (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]]
| Andaman Pyinma<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bsienvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/BSI_3938.aspx|title=State Flowers of India|website=www.bsienvis.nic.in|access-date=15 October 2016}}</ref>
| [[Lagerstroemia|Andaman Pyinma]]
| ''Lagerstroemia hypoleuca''
| ''[[Lagerstroemia|Lagerstroemia hypoleuca]]''
|[[File:Phalaenopsis_speciosa_1.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Lagerstroemia_indica_Blanco1.207.png|100px]]
|-  
|-  
| [[Chandigarh]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
| Palash<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://chandigarh.gov.in/pdf/forest-state-abft.pdf|title=State Animal, Bird, Tree and Flower of Chandigarh}}</ref>
| [[Palash]]
| ''[[Butea monosperma]]''
| ''[[Butea monosperma]]''<ref>{{cite report|url=http://chandigarh.gov.in/pdf/forest-state-abft.pdf|title=State Animal, Bird, Tree and Flower of Chandigarh|publisher=[[Government of Chandigarh]]|access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref>
|[[File:Palash Tree.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Butea monosperma (1).jpg|100px]]
|-
| [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]
| ''Not yet designated''
|
|
|-  
|-  
| [[Delhi]]
| [[Delhi]]
| Alfalfa<ref>http://www.wiienvis.nic.in/Kidsatalog/state_symbols_india_8411.aspx</ref>
| [[Alfalfa]]
| ''[[Medicago sativa]]''
| ''[[Medicago sativa]]''
|[[File:Luzerne Rose.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Medicago-sativa-inflorescence.jpg|100px]]
|-
|-
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]  
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]  
| [[Common rhododendron]]
| [[Common rhododendron]]
| ''[[Rhododendron ponticum]]''
| ''[[Rhododendron ponticum]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.natureinfocus.in/nature-digest/rhododendron-red-alert|title=Rhododendron red alert|work=Nature in Focus|access-date=1 May 2024}}</ref>
| [[File:Rhododendron ponticum 2.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Rhododendron ponticum 2.jpg|100px]]
|-  
|-  
| [[Ladakh]]
| [[Ladakh]]
| ''Not yet designated''
| [[Meconopsis aculeata|Himalayan blue poppy]]
|  
| ''[[Meconopsis aculeata]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.voiceofladakh.in/2023/12/himalayan-blue-poppy-meconopsis-aculeata-declared-as-ladakhs-state-flower/|title=Himalayan blue poppy declared state flower|date=29 December 2023|access-date=31 December 2023|work=Voice of Ladakh}}</ref>
|
| [[File:Meconopsis aculeata - Blue Poppy on way from Gangria to Valley of Flowers National Park - during LGFC - VOF 2019 (5).jpg|100px]]
|-  
|-  
| [[Lakshadweep]]
| [[Lakshadweep]]
| [[Neelakurinji]]
| [[Neelakurinji]]
| ''[[Strobilanthes kunthiana]]''
| ''[[Strobilanthes kunthiana]]''
|[[File:Kurinji Flowers.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Strobilanthes kunthianus Kurinji Flowers.jpg|100px]]
|-  
|-  
| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
| [[Cannonball tree|Cannonball tree's flower]]
| [[Cannonball tree|Cannonball flower]]
| ''[[Couroupita guianensis]]''
| ''[[Couroupita guianensis]]''
| [[File:Cannonballtree2.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Carpenter bee on flower, coimbatore - panoramio.jpg|100px]]
|}
|}
==See also==
* [[Nelumbo nucifera|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==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.flowerspicture.org Complete Reference for Indian flower collection]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100115011608/http://www.flower.org.in/ Complete Indian flower collection]
*[http://www.pannatigerreserve.in/kids/state.htm Indian state flowers]
*[http://www.biodiversityofindia.org/index.php?title=Official_flora_and_fauna_of_India Official flora and fauna of various states in India] ''On Biodiversity of India wiki''


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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 flowers listed below.

States[edit | edit source]

List of Indian state flowers
State Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image
Andhra Pradesh Jasmine Jasminum officinale[5]
Arunachal Pradesh Foxtail orchid Rhynchostylis retusa[6]
Assam
Bihar Kachnar Bauhinia variegata[7]
Goa Red jasmine Plumeria rubra
Gujarat Marigold Tagetes erecta
Haryana Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
Himachal Pradesh Pink rhododendron Rhododendron campanulatum[8]
Jharkhand Palash Butea monosperma
Karnataka Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
Kerala Golden shower Cassia fistula
Madhya Pradesh Palash Butea monosperma
Maharashtra Jarul Lagerstroemia speciosa
Manipur Siroi lily Lilium mackliniae
Meghalaya Lady's slipper orchid Paphiopedilum insigne[9]
Mizoram Red vanda Renanthera imschootiana
Nagaland Rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum[10]
Odisha Ashoka Saraca asoca
Punjab Sword lily Gladiolus grandiflorus[11]
Rajasthan Rohira Tecomella undulata
Sikkim Noble orchid Cymbidium goeringii
Tamil Nadu Glory lily Gloriosa superba[12]
Telangana Tanner's cassia Senna auriculata
Tripura Nageswar Mesua ferrea[13]
Uttar Pradesh Palash Butea monosperma[14]
Uttarakhand Brahma kamal Saussurea obvallata
West Bengal Night flowering jasmine Nyctanthes arbor-tristis

Union territories[edit | edit source]

List of Indian state flowers (Union territories)
Union territory Common name[3] Binomial name[4] Image
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman Pyinma Lagerstroemia hypoleuca
Chandigarh Palash Butea monosperma[15]
Delhi Alfalfa Medicago sativa
Jammu and Kashmir Common rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum[16]
Ladakh Himalayan blue poppy Meconopsis aculeata[17]
Lakshadweep Neelakurinji Strobilanthes kunthiana
Puducherry Cannonball flower Couroupita guianensis

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "States and Union Territories". Government of India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "National Symbols". Government of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "State symbols of India". Government of India. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Scientific names". A-Z animals. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "State symbols of AP". Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  6. ↑ State flower of Assam (PDF) (Report). Government of India. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  7. ↑ State flower of Bihar (PDF) (Report). Government of India. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Flora and fauna of Himachal Pradesh". Government of Himachal Pradesh. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "State symbols of Meghalaya". Unacademy. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "A family in Nagaland is on a mission to conserve the state flower, rhododendron". Down to Earth. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "State symbols of Punjab". Unacademy. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "Tamil Nadu goes all out to promote flame lily". The Hindu. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "State symbols of Tripura". Government of Tripura. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  14. ↑ K.S. Dogra. State flower of Uttar Pradesh (Report). Botanical Survey of India. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  15. ↑ State Animal, Bird, Tree and Flower of Chandigarh (PDF) (Report). Government of Chandigarh. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "Rhododendron red alert". Nature in Focus. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  17. ↑ "Himalayan blue poppy declared state flower". Voice of Ladakh. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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