List of Indian state trees

All 29 Indian states have their own government and the 7 Union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. As most of the other countries India too has a national emblem - The lion capital. Apart from India's national emblem, each of its States and Union Territories have their own state seals and symbols which include state animals, birds, trees, flowers etc.[1] A list of state trees of India is given below. See Symbols of Indian states and territories for a complete list of all State characters and seals.

State Common name Scientific name Image
Andhra Pradesh Neem (వేప చెట్టు) Azadirachta indica
Arunachal Pradesh Hollong Dipterocarpus macrocarpus
Assam Hollong Dipterocarpus macrocarpus
Bihar Sacred fig Ficus religiosa
Chhattisgarh Sal Shorea robusta
Goa Coconut[2] Cocos nucifera
Gujarat Banyan[3] Ficus benghalensis
Haryana Sacred fig Ficus religiosa
Himachal Pradesh Deodar Cedrus deodara
Jammu and Kashmir Chinar Platanus orientalis
Jharkhand Sal Shorea robusta
Karnataka Sandalwood Santalum album
Kerala Coconut Cocos nucifera
Madhya Pradesh Banyan Ficus benghalensis
Maharashtra Mango Mangifera indica
Manipur Toona Toona
Meghalaya White teak Gmelina arborea
Mizoram Iron wood Mesua ferrea
Nagaland Alder Alnus nepalensis
Odisha Indian fig tree[4] Ficus racemosa
Punjab Indian Rosewood Dalbergia sissoo
Rajasthan Khejri Prosopis cineraria
Sikkim Rhododendron Rhododendron niveum
Tamil Nadu Palmyra palm Borassus
Telangana Jammi Prosopis cineraria
Tripura Agar Aquillaria agallocha
Uttar Pradesh Ashoka Saraca asoca
Uttarakhand Burans Rhododendron arboreum
West Bengal Alstonia Alstonia scholaris [5]
Union territory Common name Scientific name Image
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Andaman Padauk[6][7] Pterocarpus dalbergioides
Chandigarh Blue jacaranda[8][9] Jacaranda mimosifolia
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Not Designated
Daman and Diu Not Designated
Delhi Flamboyant Delonix regia
Lakshadweep Bread fruit Artocarpus altilis
Puducherry Bael fruit tree Aegle marmelos

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.affairscloud.com/symbols-of-states-of-india/
  2. ↑ "Coconut palm declared State tree of Goa". The Hindu. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Gujarat forgets state bird, tree and flower". The Times of India. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Orissa State Symbols". mapsofindia.com. 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012. the state tree is the imposing ‘Ashwatha’ tree
  5. ↑ "Occastional Paper-5, Plant Wealth of The Raj Bhavan, Kolkata" (PDF). Website on The Raj Bhavan, Kolkata from Government of India portal. March 2008. p. 16. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  6. ↑ "State Symbols of India".
  7. ↑ "State Trees of India". www.bsienvis.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-10-15.
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