List of Indian state flowers

This is a list of state flowers of the states and union territories of India:

State Common name Scientific name Image
Andhra Pradesh Neeti Kaluva Nymphaeaceae
Arunachal Pradesh Lady's slipper Cypripedioideae
Assam Foxtail Orchids Rhynchostylis gigantea
Bihar Genda Calendula officinalis
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat Galgota Tagetes erecta[1]
Haryana Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
Himachal Pradesh Common rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Jammu and Kashmir Common rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Jharkhand Palash Butea monosperma
Karnataka Lotus Nelumbo nucifera
Kerala Golden shower tree Cassia fistula
Madhya Pradesh Lilium candidum Lilium candidum
Maharashtra Jarul Lagerstroemia speciosa[2]
Manipur Siroi lily Lilium mackliniae
Meghalaya Lady's slipper Cypripedioideae
Mizoram Red Vanda Renanthera imschootiana
Nagaland Rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum
Odisha Ashoka[3][4] Saraca asoca
Punjab
Rajasthan Rohira Tecomella undulata
Sikkim Noble orchid Cymbidium goeringii
Tamil Nadu Glory lily Gloriosa superba
Telangana Ranawara Senna auriculata
Tripura Nag Kesar Mesua ferrea
Uttar Pradesh Palash[5][6] Butea monosperma
Uttarakhand Brahma Kamal Saussurea obvallata
West Bengal Night-flowering Jasmine Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
Union territory Common name Scientific name Image
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu
Delhi
Lakshadweep
Puducherry Cannonball tree's flower Couroupita guianensis

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://2.imimg.com/data2/OT/FH/MY-/shiv-pdf.pdf for the scientific name
  2. ↑ Govt of Maharasthra ENVIS Cell :Important native trees of India
  3. ↑ "CyberOrissa.com :: Orissa". cyberorissa.com. 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012. State Flower
  4. ↑ "Orissa State Symbols". mapsofindia.com. 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012. The state flower is the ‘Ashoka’ flower
  5. ↑ "Palash gets state flower's status - Times Of India". indiatimes.com. 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2012. Palash (Butea monosperma) is now the state flower of Uttar Pradesh
  6. ↑ "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

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